Peter Murphy saw the documentary film "Marlene" by Maximilian Schell. In it, Schell talks with Dietrich, though only the audio is recorded, she wouldn't allow herself to be filmed. She is at times funny, guarded, caustic, coy, and downright mean. But towards the end of the film, Schell and Dietrich read a poem together that was a favorite of her mother's, and she becomes quite emotional.
The poem is (in German) O lieb’, solang du lieben kannst” by Ferdinand von Freiligrath written in 1845. According to Google Translate :) that title means "O love, as long as you can love" and the poem speaks of a woman by the grave of her deceased love, lamenting a harsh word spoken while he was still alive. You can read it (in German of course, but Google translate does a pretty good job) at http://www.germansociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/MarleneProgram.pdf
Peter Murphy saw the documentary film "Marlene" by Maximilian Schell. In it, Schell talks with Dietrich, though only the audio is recorded, she wouldn't allow herself to be filmed. She is at times funny, guarded, caustic, coy, and downright mean. But towards the end of the film, Schell and Dietrich read a poem together that was a favorite of her mother's, and she becomes quite emotional.
The poem is (in German) O lieb’, solang du lieben kannst” by Ferdinand von Freiligrath written in 1845. According to Google Translate :) that title means "O love, as long as you can love" and the poem speaks of a woman by the grave of her deceased love, lamenting a harsh word spoken while he was still alive. You can read it (in German of course, but Google translate does a pretty good job) at http://www.germansociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/MarleneProgram.pdf