Tumblebun

I tripped a time ago to Köln
And swore that there I broke a bone.
Fickle fantasy there fled
To far off land and daisies bred
In wondrous place,
And yet in space!
I want to go so far away
To dance mein Herz und play
A fitful jig of lunes,
A hand of light absurdist tunes,
As only briefly will I float.
I'm but today a flightful boat,
To dare the seas and crest the wave,
To roll and sing a joyous stave,
To slip and sink and tumble on
Though may I morning yet be gone.
For a beat reels Meine Seele
And swings my life as on a wheel, a
Grand old soaring seaward spoke,
Upon the glee of all to poke.
I cannot now account for this,
Der schwindelig Herr dass glücklich ist!
Here, yet alive, and salty springs
Through troubled waves, und sauber sings
Zu mir - bevor du, traurig, schriest West.
Ich träume dass du zurück bliebest!
What laughing levity can pray, then,
Dass lässt mich jetzt dahin zugehen?
I dance, I fall, I break my tongue,
As all the ancient songs are sung.
Du siehst mich hier, keine Wörterkleider,
Meine Rüstung ja - stärker, leider.
Who stood before in solid dreams
From which a mite opaque now gleams?
That zieht mich bald zurück from light
And fallen fancied flexing flight.
Ich liebe dich, will I remember?
When I sit still through long December,
White December, cold and snow
And wind that stiffly bodies blow.
Return to warm, hab' dich verpasst!
A minute more, so sunshine last!
I feel mein Herz und Seele voll!
As if I've passion, purpose stole,
From plastered strength and stony mirth,
To give myself a spotless birth.
Und du bist hier, immer mit mir,
And never will ich fertig fear.
Du hast mein Herz, du bist mein Leben,
And I have alle mich nun geben.
Silken arms and silver tongues now
Dab the soothing milk on sunned brow.
Die Lerchen singen leise über mich,
Und pflegt mich in ein müdes warmes Licht.
I feel my head about to sink
And crown the plane above to think.
Ein moment bis, mein letzt 'Adieu';
I will, someday, return to you.

I tripped a time ago to fair Cologne
And swore that there I broke a bone.
Fickle fantasy there fled
To far off land and daisies bred
In wondrous place,
And yet in space!
I want to go so far away
To dance my heart and play
A fitful jig of lunes,
A hand of light absurdist tunes,
As only briefly will I float.
I'm but today a flightful boat,
To dare the seas and crest the wave,
To roll and sing a joyous stave,
To slip and sink and tumble on
Though may I morning yet be gone.
For a beat reels Meine Seele
And swings my life as on a wheel, a
Grand old soaring seaward spoke,
Upon the glee of all to poke.
I cannot now account for this,
The dizzy man, his happiness!
Here, yet alive, and salty springs
Through troubled waves, and cleanly sings
To me - before you, saddened, cry west.
I dream that you remain behind!
What laughing levity can pray, then,
That allows me now to thither go?
I dance, I fall, I break my tongue,
As all the ancient songs are sung.
You see me here, no clothng of words,
My armor yes - stronger, I fear.
Who stood before in solid dreams
From which a mite opaque now gleams?
That that draws me so soon back from light
And fallen fancied flexing flight.
I love you now, will I remember?
When I sit still through long December,
White December, cold and snow
And wind that stiffly bodies blow.
Return to warm, I've missed you so!
A minute more, so sunshine last!
I feel my heart and soul are full!
As if I've passion, purpose stole,
From plastered strength and stony mirth,
To give myself a spotless birth.
And you are here, always with me,
And never will I quickly fear.
You have my heart, you are my life,
And I have all of me now given.
Silken arms and silver tongues now
Dab the soothing milk on sunned brow.
The skylarks sing so softly over me,
And nurse me in a sleepy waming light.
I feel my head about to sink
And crown the plane above to think.
A moment 'till, my last 'Adieu';
I will, someday, return to you.