Der Schmied
German source:
Johann Ludwig Uhland
Den Hammer er schwinget,
Das rauschet, das klinget,
Das ringt in die Weite,
Wie Glockengeläute,
Durch Gassen und Platz.
Am schwarzen Kamin,
Da sitzet mein Lieber,
Doch geh’ ich vorüber,
Die Bälge dann sausen,
Die Flammen aufbrausen
Und lodern um ihn.
The Blacksmith
English translation ©
Richard Wigmore
swinging his hammer.
Its swishing and ringing
spread far and wide,
like pealing bells,
through street and square.
There, by the black chimney,
sits my beloved,
but if I pass by
the bellows blow,
the flames roar up
and blaze around him.
Der Schmied
German source:
Johann Ludwig Uhland
The Blacksmith
English source:
Richard Wigmore
Ich hör’ meinen Schatz,
I can hear my sweetheart
Den Hammer er schwinget,
swinging his hammer.
Das rauschet, das klinget,
Its swishing and ringing
Das ringt in die Weite,
spread far and wide,
Wie Glockengeläute,
like pealing bells,
Durch Gassen und Platz.
through street and square.
Am schwarzen Kamin,
There, by the black chimney,
Da sitzet mein Lieber,
sits my beloved,
Doch geh’ ich vorüber,
but if I pass by
Die Bälge dann sausen,
the bellows blow,
Die Flammen aufbrausen
the flames roar up
Und lodern um ihn.
and blaze around him.
Composer
Franz Lachner
Franz Paul Lachner was a German composer and conductor. Read more here.
Poet
Johann Ludwig Uhland
Johann Ludwig Uhland, was a German poet, philologist and literary historian. He was born in Tübingen, Württemberg, and studied jurisprudence at the university there, but also took an interest in medieval literature, especially old German and French…