Es träumte mir
German source:
Georg Friedrich Daumer
Ich sei dir teuer;
Doch zu erwachen
Bedurft ich kaum.
Denn schon im Traume
Bereits empfand ich,
Es sei ein Traum.
I dreamed
English translation ©
Richard Stokes
I was dear to you;
But I scarcely needed
To awaken.
For even in my dreams
I felt
It was a dream.
Es träumte mir
German source:
Georg Friedrich Daumer
I dreamed
English source:
Richard Stokes
Es träumte mir,
I dreamed
Ich sei dir teuer;
I was dear to you;
Doch zu erwachen
But I scarcely needed
Bedurft ich kaum.
To awaken.
Denn schon im Traume
For even in my dreams
Bereits empfand ich,
I felt
Es sei ein Traum.
It was a dream.
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:
- Song at Wolfson: Nazan Fikret & Sholto Kynoch - On this Island 11 May 2023
- Song at Fairlight Hall: Nazan Fikret & Sholto Kynoch - On this Island 07 May 2023
- 76. Dame Sarah Connolly, Eugene Asti: Brahms, Schumann, Mahler 29 Oct 2022
- 02. Nardus Williams & Sholto Kynoch 27 Feb 2021
- The Diary of One Who Disappeared: Toby Spence, Dorottya Láng, Victoria Samek, Julius Drake & Chorus 16 Oct 2018
- Brahms & Wolf: Ian Bostridge & Julius Drake 24 Oct 2017