Einstein, Albert

Autograph manuscript poem, 1 page (3 3/4 x 4 1/4 in.; 97 x109 mm), in German, [no place, no date], stains at top right margin and middle left margin from previous mounting, slight creasing.

Autograph manuscript poem, 1 page (3 3/4 x 4 1/4 in.; 97 x109 mm), in German, [no place, no date], stains at top right margin and middle left margin from previous mounting, slight creasing.
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Einstein in verse. The great scientific mind of the twentieth century composes a poem of two four-line stanzas on the subject of women:

Was hat der liebe Gott gedacht,

Als die Weiber er einst gemacht?

Heiligthum sie ins Gesicht

Hintenrum schämt man sich nicht

Von Anfang was es allen klar,

Wer solcher Briefe Autor was

Nur wer von Gier is ganz zerfressen

Kaum seine Würde so vergessen.

Translated, Einstein's verse reads: "What  was dear God thinking when he  first made women? To make them holy in visage and not ashamed behind your back. From the onset it was clear who wrote these words, only he who is totally corrupted by desire would so forget his dignity."