Franz Grillparzer “A Kiss”
A hand is to be kissed with reverence,
The forehead – solemnly, with friendship,
The cheeks – with tender admiration,
And the lips be kissed with ardor,
While the eyes one kisses with languor,
The neck – with passionate desire,
And with a maddening delirium
All the rest is to be kissed.Finally I am done. Haha. It’s not perfect but I had fun xD”’
English translation from here.
As for the translation to English. It is, of course not literal. So for example when in English the neck alone is mentioned, in German, the arm is, too.
Also they left the palm of the hand out… haha. whyever… :’D
This meme is taken from here.
