Anfangs wollt ich fast verzagen
German source:
Heinrich Heine
Und ich glaubt’, ich trüg’ es nie;
Und ich hab’ es doch getragen—
Aber fragt mich nur nicht, wie?
At first I almost despaired
English translation ©
Richard Stokes
And I thought I could never be able to bear it;
Yet even so, I have borne it—
But do not ask me how.
Anfangs wollt ich fast verzagen
German source:
Heinrich Heine
At first I almost despaired
English source:
Richard Stokes
Anfangs wollt’ ich fast verzagen,
At first I almost despaired,
Und ich glaubt’, ich trüg’ es nie;
And I thought I could never be able to bear it;
Und ich hab’ es doch getragen—
Yet even so, I have borne it—
Aber fragt mich nur nicht, wie?
But do not ask me how.
Composer
Maude Valérie White
In 1903, respected critic J. A. Fuller Maitland declared Maude Valérie White’s songs to be ‘known and loved everywhere the English language is spoken’. Passionate and emotionally ‘unashamed’, White developed a distinctive musical voice, especially…
Poet
Heinrich Heine
Heine was born of Jewish parents. Much of his early life was influenced by the financial power of his uncle Salomon Heine, a millionaire Hamburg banker, with whom he remained on an awkward footing for many years. After he had been educated in the…