You call me "poor girl"
Schumann, Robert
You call me "poor girl";
You're wrong - I am not poor.
Why don't you, out of curiosity, tear yourself
From the arms of sleep,
And see my lowly hut,
When in beauty the sun
Rises in the morning sky:
Its roof is pure gold!
Come in the evening, when the sun
Is already sinking into the sea,
And see my only window,
How it sparkles with topaz jewels!