In spring

Elise Breiderhoff, née Frey

In spring, in spring,

when violets bloom all over,

beware, beware,

for tears then awaken.

In autumn, in autumn,

the leaves all fell from the tree.

Ah, love and happiness

disappeared as if in a dream!

Beware, beware,

that is the way of things:

flowers and wounds

break open in spring.