15|B 870|3

                         2Oth July 1972


Dear Mr Auden,

    I am very glad the translations seem
good to you . If you want anything improved
when you have looked at them a bit more
closely, do let me know. Meanwhile would
you insert the word 'Weinernten' in the
empty spot in the last verse of 'Mezzo-
giorno', and alter the two last lines of
the last verse but three of 'Freud' in the
following way :
     nicht nur,weil sie allein uns noch zum
                                  Staunen
 bewegen kann, sondern auch, etc.

    Of course I shall translate your state-
ment, if you give me a week or two for it.
(I am doing Stoppard's 'Jumpers' at the
moment). How unpleasant for you. Have you
got a good chartered accountant? I know
Kreisky's - perhaps he can help.

     Best regards,


                  Yours sincerely,