Text & Translation
Eine gute, gute Nacht
German source:
Georg Friedrich Daumer
Pflegst du mir zu sagen—
Über dieses eitle Wort,
O wie muss ich klagen!
Daß du meiner Seele Glut
Nicht so grausam nährtest!
„Eine gute, gute Nacht“,
Daß du sie gewährtest!
A good goodnight
English translation ©
Richard Stokes
you are wont to bid me—
those idle words,
oh how I bewail them!
If only you would not so cruelly
fuel the fire in my soul;
‘A good goodnight’,
if only you would grant it!
Translation © Richard Stokes, author of The Book of Lieder (Faber, 2005)
Eine gute, gute Nacht
German source:
Georg Friedrich Daumer
A good goodnight
English source:
Richard Stokes
Eine gute, gute Nacht
A good goodnight
Pflegst du mir zu sagen—
you are wont to bid me—
Über dieses eitle Wort,
those idle words,
O wie muss ich klagen!
oh how I bewail them!
Daß du meiner Seele Glut
If only you would not so cruelly
Nicht so grausam nährtest!
fuel the fire in my soul;
„Eine gute, gute Nacht“,
‘A good goodnight’,
Daß du sie gewährtest!
if only you would grant it!
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.
Performances
Previously performed at:
- 55. Yajie Zhang, Hartmut Höll: Gustav Mahler 25 Oct 2022
- Stephan Loges & Eugene Asti: Brahms songs 09 Mar 2018