Botschaft
German source:
Georg Friedrich Daumer
Um die Wange der Geliebten,
Spiele zart in ihrer Locke,
Eile nicht, hinwegzufliehn!
Tut sie dann vielleicht die Frage,
Wie es um mich Armen stehe,
Sprich: „Unendlich war sein Wehe,
Höchst bedenklich seine Lage;
Aber jetzo kann er hoffen
Wieder herrlich aufzuleben,
Denn du, Holde, denkst an ihn.“
A Message
English translation ©
Richard Stokes
About the cheek of my beloved,
Play softly with her tresses,
Make no haste to fly away!
Then if she should chance to ask
How things are with wretched me,
Say: ‘His sorrow’s been unending,
His condition most grave;
But now he can hope
To revel in life once more,
For you, fair one, think of him.’
Translations by Richard Stokes, author of The Book of Lieder (Faber, 2005)
Botschaft
German source:
Georg Friedrich Daumer
A Message
English source:
Richard Stokes
Wehe, Lüftchen, lind und lieblich
Blow breeze, gently and sweetly
Um die Wange der Geliebten,
About the cheek of my beloved,
Spiele zart in ihrer Locke,
Play softly with her tresses,
Eile nicht, hinwegzufliehn!
Make no haste to fly away!
Tut sie dann vielleicht die Frage,
Then if she should chance to ask
Wie es um mich Armen stehe,
How things are with wretched me,
Sprich: „Unendlich war sein Wehe,
Say: ‘His sorrow’s been unending,
Höchst bedenklich seine Lage;
His condition most grave;
Aber jetzo kann er hoffen
But now he can hope
Wieder herrlich aufzuleben,
To revel in life once more,
Denn du, Holde, denkst an ihn.“
For you, fair one, think of him.’
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.