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Andenken
German source:
Matthison, Friedrich von
Wenn durch den Hain
Der Nachtigallen
Akkorde schallen!
Wann denkst du mein?
Ich denke dein
Im Dämmerschein
Der Abendhelle
Am Schattenquelle!
Wo denkst du mein?
Ich denke dein
Mit süsser Pein
Mit bangem Sehnen
Und heissen Tränen!
Wie denkst du mein?
O denke mein,
Bis zum Verein
Auf besserm Sterne!
In jeder Ferne
Denk ich nur dein!
Remembrance
English translation ©
Richard Stokes
When through the grove
The nightingales’
Songs resound!
When do you think of me?
I think of you
In the twilight
Of evening
By the shadowed sping!
Where do you think of me?
I think of you
In sweet agony,
with fearful longing
And passionate tears!
How do you think of me?
O think of me
Until we are united
On a better star!
However far away,
I think only of you!
Translation © Richard Stokes, author of The Book of Lieder (Faber, 2005)
Andenken
German source:
Matthison, Friedrich von
Remembrance
English source:
Richard Stokes
Ich denke dein,
I think of you
Wenn durch den Hain
When through the grove
Der Nachtigallen
The nightingales’
Akkorde schallen!
Songs resound!
Wann denkst du mein?
When do you think of me?
Ich denke dein
I think of you
Im Dämmerschein
In the twilight
Der Abendhelle
Of evening
Am Schattenquelle!
By the shadowed sping!
Wo denkst du mein?
Where do you think of me?
Ich denke dein
I think of you
Mit süsser Pein
In sweet agony,
Mit bangem Sehnen
with fearful longing
Und heissen Tränen!
And passionate tears!
Wie denkst du mein?
How do you think of me?
O denke mein,
O think of me
Bis zum Verein
Until we are united
Auf besserm Sterne!
On a better star!
In jeder Ferne
However far away,
Denk ich nur dein!
I think only of you!
Composer
Hugo Wolf
Hugo Filipp Jakob Wolf was born on 13 March 1860, the fourth of six surviving children, in Windischgraz, Styria, then part of the Austrian Empire. He was taught the piano and violin by his father at an early age and continued to study piano at the…
Poet
Matthison, Friedrich von
Friedrich von Matthisson was a German poet, an early member of the German Romantic movement. His best known poem is probably Adelaide, which was set to music by Beethoven. He was born at Hohendodeleben near Magdeburg, the son of the village pastor,…