Der Schmied
German source:
Johann Ludwig Uhland
Den Hammer er schwinget,
Das rauschet, das klinget,
Das dringt 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 Stokes
swinging his hammer,
it sounds, it resounds,
it peals out afar
like ringing bells
through alleys and square.
At the black forge
my love is sitting,
but if I go past,
the bellows start blowing,
the flames flare up
and blaze all around him.
Translations by Richard Stokes, author of The Book of Lieder (Faber, 2005)
Der Schmied
German source:
Johann Ludwig Uhland
The Blacksmith
English source:
Richard Stokes
Ich hör meinen Schatz,
I hear my sweetheart,
Den Hammer er schwinget,
swinging his hammer,
Das rauschet, das klinget,
it sounds, it resounds,
Das dringt in die Weite
it peals out afar
Wie Glockengeläute,
like ringing bells
Durch Gassen und Platz.
through alleys and square.
Am schwarzen Kamin,
At the black forge
Da sitzet mein Lieber,
my love is sitting,
Doch, geh ich vorüber,
but if I go past,
Die Bälge dann sausen,
the bellows start blowing,
Die Flammen aufbrausen
the flames flare up
Und lodern um ihn.
and blaze all around 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
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…