Der du von dem Himmel bist
German source:
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Alles Leid und Schmerzen stillest,
Den, der doppelt elend ist,
Doppelt mit Erquickung füllest,
Ach, ich bin des Treibens müde!
Was soll all der Schmerz und Lust?
Süsser Friede!
Komm, ach komm in meine Brust!
You who come from heaven
English translation ©
Richard Stokes
Soothing all pain and sorrow,
Filling the doubly wretched
Doubly with delight,
Ah, I am weary of this restlessness!
What use is all this pain and joy?
Sweet peace!
Come, ah come into my breast!
Translations by Richard Stokes, author of The Book of Lieder (Faber, 2005)
Der du von dem Himmel bist
German source:
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
You who come from heaven
English source:
Richard Stokes
Der du von dem Himmel bist,
You who come from heaven,
Alles Leid und Schmerzen stillest,
Soothing all pain and sorrow,
Den, der doppelt elend ist,
Filling the doubly wretched
Doppelt mit Erquickung füllest,
Doubly with delight,
Ach, ich bin des Treibens müde!
Ah, I am weary of this restlessness!
Was soll all der Schmerz und Lust?
What use is all this pain and joy?
Süsser Friede!
Sweet peace!
Komm, ach komm in meine Brust!
Come, ah come into my breast!
Composer
Franz Liszt
Franz Liszt (22 October 1811 – 31 July 1886) was a Hungarian composer, virtuoso pianist, conductor, music teacher, arranger and organist of the Romantic era. He was also a writer, a philanthropist, a Hungarian nationalist and a Franciscan…
Poet
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang Goethe was a German writer and statesman. His body of work includes epic and lyric poetry written in a variety of metres and styles; prose and verse dramas; memoirs; an autobiography; literary and aesthetic criticism; treatises on…