Come, darling, come
Hugo Wolf
Come, darling, come! Tie this cap on me!
A turban would only be fair from your hand.
Even Abbas upon Iran's highest throne
never had his head so delicately wrapped!
A turban was the ribbon that fell
in loops from Alexander's head,
and all of his successors, one after another,
were pleased to use it as their royal ornament.
It is a turban that adorns our Emperor
and they call it a crown. The name goes well!
Jewels and pearls - let them delight the eye:
the fairest adornment is always muslin.
So wind this muslin here, so pure and silver-streaked,
wind it, my dear, about my head.
What is majestic dignity then? It is familiar to me!
When you look at me, I am as great as a god.