Ai wie schmeck dir kaffee süsse
     Ah! How sweet coffee tastes,
    more delicious than a thousand kisses,
    milder than muscat wine.
    Coffee, I have to have coffee,
    and, if someone wants to pamper me,
    ah, then fill up my coffee again!
     
    L'heure exquise
     The white moon
    shines in the woods.
    From each branch
    springs a voice
    beneath the arbor.
     
    Oh my beloved...
    Like a deep mirror
    the pond reflects
    the silhouette
    of the black willow
    where the wind weeps.
     
    Let us dream! It is the hour...
    A vast and tender calm
    seems to descend
    from a sky
    made iridescent by the moon.
    It is the exquisite hour!
    Süsse Stille, sanfte Quelle
     Sweet stillness, gentle source
    of restful calmness
     
    This will make my soul joyful
    when I, after this time of busy vanity
    have before my eyes that peace
    that is prepared for us in eternity
    J'y passé deux jours sans vous voir
     I spent two days without you
    More painful than I could imagine
    I would die of despair
    If you went away for longer
    Brunette, my love
    Can’t I see you every day?
     
    Die Nachtigall
     Sweet Nightingale that sings on the myrtle tree alone
    You feel happiness in your freedom
    And you declare your liberty to the whole forest
     
    Beware that, from your sanctuary
    A cruel trap may be set
    To strip you of your liberty
     
    I wish your tree were a place of rest
    Where none could rob you
    Of the liberty that adorns your chest
     
    But there is no such home
    Though it would be wonderful
    But danger lies everywhere
     
    The fragrant leaves above you
    Are always green and shade you
    Hope’s wings are always around you
    Spread though unseen to others
    But, sweet bird, do not trust flattery
    Or the golden gleam of hope
    No matter how fair
     
    For the world is deceitful
    Sweet bird, even hope is deceitful