Alles, alles in den Wind
German source:
Georg Friedrich Daumer
sagst du mir, du Schmeichler!
Alle samt verloren sind
deine Müh'n, du Heuchler!
Einem andern Fang' zu lieb
stelle deine Falle!
Denn du bist ein loser Dieb,
denn du buhlst um alle!
Everything you tell me
English translation ©
Richard Stokes
is wasted breath!
All your efforts are wasted,
you hypocrite!
Set your snares
for another victim!
For you are a wanton thief,
wooing all and sundry!
Translation © Richard Stokes, author of The Book of Lieder (Faber, 2005)
Alles, alles in den Wind
German source:
Georg Friedrich Daumer
Everything you tell me
English source:
Richard Stokes
Alles, alles in den Wind
Everything you tell me, flatterer,
sagst du mir, du Schmeichler!
is wasted breath!
Alle samt verloren sind
All your efforts are wasted,
deine Müh'n, du Heuchler!
you hypocrite!
Einem andern Fang' zu lieb
Set your snares
stelle deine Falle!
for another victim!
Denn du bist ein loser Dieb,
For you are a wanton thief,
denn du buhlst um alle!
wooing all and sundry!
Composer
Johannes Brahms
Johannes Brahms (7 May 1833 – 3 April 1897) was a German composer, pianist, and conductor of the Romantic period. Born in Hamburg into a Lutheran family, Brahms spent much of his professional life in Vienna. Brahms has been considered, by his…
Poet
Georg Friedrich Daumer
Georg Friedrich Daumer was a German poet and philosopher.