Feldeinsamkeit
German source:
Hermann Allmers
Und sende lange meinen Blick nach oben,
Von Grillen rings umschwirrt ohn’ Unterlaß,
Von Himmelsbläue wundersam umwoben.
Die schönen weißen Wolken ziehn dahin
Durchs tiefe Blau, wie schöne stille Träume; -
Mir ist, als ob ich längst gestorben bin,
Und ziehe selig mit durch ew’ge Räume.
Alone in Fields
English translation ©
Richard Stokes
And gaze steadily aloft,
Surrounded by unceasing crickets,
Wondrously interwoven with blue sky.
The lovely white clouds go drifting by
Through the deep blue, like lovely silent dreams;
I feel as if I have long been dead,
Drifting happily with them through eternal space.
Translations by Richard Stokes, author of The Book of Lieder (Faber, 2005)
Feldeinsamkeit
German source:
Hermann Allmers
Alone in Fields
English source:
Richard Stokes
Ich ruhe still im hohen grünen Gras
I rest at peace in tall green grass
Und sende lange meinen Blick nach oben,
And gaze steadily aloft,
Von Grillen rings umschwirrt ohn’ Unterlaß,
Surrounded by unceasing crickets,
Von Himmelsbläue wundersam umwoben.
Wondrously interwoven with blue sky.
Die schönen weißen Wolken ziehn dahin
The lovely white clouds go drifting by
Durchs tiefe Blau, wie schöne stille Träume; -
Through the deep blue, like lovely silent dreams;
Mir ist, als ob ich längst gestorben bin,
I feel as if I have long been dead,
Und ziehe selig mit durch ew’ge Räume.
Drifting happily with them through eternal space.
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
Hermann Allmers
Hermann Allmers was a German poet.
Performances
Upcoming Performances
- Gabriel Fauré 21 Oct 2024
Previously performed at:
- A Brahms Fantasy 19 Oct 2023
- 12. The Goose Girl at the Spring: Wonsick Oh & Aron Goldin 23 Apr 2023
- 76. Dame Sarah Connolly, Eugene Asti: Brahms, Schumann, Mahler 29 Oct 2022
- 62. Christoph Prégardien and Michael Gees: Brahms, Mahler and Schubert 26 Oct 2022
- 26. Konstantin Krimmel: Heine, Schumann & Brahms 12 Oct 2021
- Song at Wolfson: Helen Charlston & Sholto Kynoch (second performance) 10 Jun 2021
- Song at Wolfson: Helen Charlston & Sholto Kynoch (first performance) 10 Jun 2021
- Oxford Lieder at Fairlight Hall: Helen Charlston & Sholto Kynoch 06 Jun 2021
- Oxford Lieder at Rye Creative Centre: Helen Charlston & Sholto Kynoch 04 Jun 2021
- The Elements in Song: Christoph Prégardien & Ulrich Eisenlohr 21 Oct 2018
- A Woman's Love & Life: Juliane Banse & Marcelo Amaral 21 Oct 2016