Songs

Bild der Liebe

by Anton von Webern From 8 Frühe Lieder (1901) 1901-1904

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Text & Translation

Bild der Liebe
German source: Martin Greif

Vom Wald umgeben
Ein Blütenbaum -
So lacht ins Leben
Der Liebe Traum,
Ihm nah verbunden
Und fern zugleich,
Bis er entschwunden
Dem Zauberreich.

Image of love
English translation © Richard Stokes

Surrounded by woods
A tree in bloom –
Thus smiles love’s dream
In the midst of life,
Closely connected
And yet remote,
Till it has vanished
From the magic realm.

Translation © Richard Stokes, author of The Book of Lieder (Faber, 2005)

Bild der Liebe
German source: Martin Greif

Image of love
English source: Richard Stokes

Vom Wald umgeben
Surrounded by woods
Ein Blütenbaum -
A tree in bloom –
So lacht ins Leben
Thus smiles love’s dream
Der Liebe Traum,
In the midst of life,
Ihm nah verbunden
Closely connected
Und fern zugleich,
And yet remote,
Bis er entschwunden
Till it has vanished
Dem Zauberreich.
From the magic realm.

Composer

Anton von Webern

Anton Friedrich Wilhelm Webern was an Austrian composer and conductor.

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