Love and Spring
Alexander Zemlinsky
I must get out, I must get to you,
I must tell it to you myself:
You are my Spring, only you
In these bright days.
I no longer wish to see the roses
nor the green meadow;
I no longer to want to go to the forest
for its scents and sounds and shadows.
I no longer want the blowing air,
nor the rushing waves,
I no longer want to listen to
the birds and their songs.
I want to get out, I want to get to you,
I want to tell it to you myself:
You are my Spring, only you
in these bright days.