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Gold and Silver
(A. Schnetzler, translation by Josef Marais)

Gold and silver often bring people joy and pleasure
But the gold of which I sing isn't worldly treasure.
It's the gold that's in the sky at the sun's first beaming,
And the silver of the moon as it's brightly gleaming:
That's the silver, that's the gold, ever of my dreaming.
Hm, Hm, Hm, Hm.

Then the gold that's best of all: in your hair a-glowing,
Like a shim'ring waterfall down your shoulders flowing.
When it turns to silver grey, my love you'll be knowing.
Through the silver years our love ever will be growing.
That's the silver, that's the gold, in my heart is glowing.
Hm, Hm, Hm, Hm.


Gold un Silber lieb' ich sehr,
Kann's auch gut gebrauchen,
Hätt ich nur ein ganzes Meer
Mich hinein zu tauchen.

'sbraucht grad nicht geprägt zu sein,
Hab's auch so ganz gerne,
Sei's des Mondes Silberschein
Sei's das Gold der Sterne.

Literally (Joe's translation):

I like gold and silver very much,
And I can make good use of it.
I wish I had a whole sea of it
So I could plunge into it.

You need not be impressed (?)
I would also be happy
If it were the silver shine of the moon
If it were the gold of the stars

Author, August Schnezler (1809-1853) [Marais spells it Schnetzler]

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