Es ist wie es ist

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What it is

It is nonsense says reason

It is what it issays love

It is misfortunesays calculation

It is nothing but painsays fear

It is hopelesssays insight

It is what it issays love

It is laughablesays pride

It is frivoloussays caution

It is impossiblesays experience

It is what it issays love

from Es ist was es istpub. 1983, 1994, Klaus Wagenbach, Berlin

translation - gw 2009

Photo: Zoltan Sandor Jr.

Music: O Croix d'Amour, Les Messagères de Notre-Dame

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