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Auf ein altes Bild
German source:
Eduard Mörike
Bei kühlem Wasser, Schilf und Rohr,
Schau, wie das Knäblein sündelos
Frei spielet auf der Jungfrau Schoss!
Und dort im Walde wonnesam,
Ach, grünet schon des Kreuzes Stamm!
On an old painting
English translation ©
Richard Stokes
By cool water, rushes and reeds,
See how the Child, born without sin,
Plays freely on the Virgin’s lap!
And ah! growing blissfully there in the wood,
Already the tree of the cross is turning green!
Translation © Richard Stokes, author of The Book of Lieder (Faber, 2005)
Auf ein altes Bild
German source:
Eduard Mörike
On an old painting
English source:
Richard Stokes
In grüner Landschaft Sommerflor,
In the summer haze of a green landscape,
Bei kühlem Wasser, Schilf und Rohr,
By cool water, rushes and reeds,
Schau, wie das Knäblein sündelos
See how the Child, born without sin,
Frei spielet auf der Jungfrau Schoss!
Plays freely on the Virgin’s lap!
Und dort im Walde wonnesam,
And ah! growing blissfully there in the wood,
Ach, grünet schon des Kreuzes Stamm!
Already the tree of the cross is turning green!
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
Eduard Mörike
Eduard Friedrich Mörike was a German Romantic poet. Mörike was born in Ludwigsburg. His father was Karl Friedrich Mörike (d. 1817), a district medical councilor; his mother was Charlotte Bayer. He attended the Latin school at Ludwigsburg, and the…
Performances
Previously performed at:
- The Oxford Lieder Young Artist Programme Audition Recitals (Day One - Part One) 17 Mar 2022
- 9. Stories in Song: Stéphane Degout & Cédric Tiberghien 12 Oct 2019
- Mastercourse Concert 27 Oct 2018
- Brahms & Wolf: Ian Bostridge & Julius Drake 24 Oct 2017
- Arts & Crafts: Part One 13 Oct 2017