Amy Corder sings Richard Strauss
Channel: ToadyOak
Date: 2016-06-13

at St. George's, on the composer's birthday.
Soprano Corder sings Mohnblumen (Poppies), which she may have translated.  composed 1888.  Unfortunately only part of song here & recording shrill.
  Lyrics:
Poppies are those round,
red-blooded, healthy ones,
the brown and freckled ones,
who are always in a cheery mood,
honest and merry always, 
their souls never tired of dancing;
they laugh and cry simultaneously
and seem born only to tease the
cornflowers.  Yet nevertheless,
the gentlest, kindest hearts often hide
among the climbing ivy of pranks'
God knows one would  wish to
suffocate them with kisses,
were you not so afraid
for if you embrace the minx,
she would burst, like smoldering
timber and go up in flames! .