Songs

Freundliche Vision

by Richard Strauss

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Freundliche Vision
German source: Otto Julius Bierbaum

Nicht im Schlafe hab ich das geträumt,
Hell am Tage sah ich’s schön vor mir:
Eine Wiese voller Margeritten;
Tief ein weißes Haus in grünen Büschen;
Götterbilder leuchten aus dem Laube.
Und ich geh’ mit Einer, die mich lieb hat
Ruhigen Gemütes in die Kühle
Dieses weißen Hauses, in den Frieden,
Der voll Schönheit wartet, daß wir kommen.

A pleasant vision
English translation © Richard Stokes

I did not dream it in my sleep,
In broad daylight I saw it fair before me:
A meadow full of daisies;
A white house deep in green bushes;
Statues of gods gleaming from the foliage.
And I walk with one who loves me,
My heart at peace, into the coolness
Of this white house, into the peace,
Brimming with beauty, that awaits our coming.

Translation © Richard Stokes, author of The Book of Lieder (Faber, 2005)

Freundliche Vision
German source: Otto Julius Bierbaum

A pleasant vision
English source: Richard Stokes

Nicht im Schlafe hab ich das geträumt,
I did not dream it in my sleep,
Hell am Tage sah ich’s schön vor mir:
In broad daylight I saw it fair before me:
Eine Wiese voller Margeritten;
A meadow full of daisies;
Tief ein weißes Haus in grünen Büschen;
A white house deep in green bushes;
Götterbilder leuchten aus dem Laube.
Statues of gods gleaming from the foliage.
Und ich geh’ mit Einer, die mich lieb hat
And I walk with one who loves me,
Ruhigen Gemütes in die Kühle
My heart at peace, into the coolness
Dieses weißen Hauses, in den Frieden,
Of this white house, into the peace,
Der voll Schönheit wartet, daß wir kommen.
Brimming with beauty, that awaits our coming.

Composer

Richard Strauss

Richard Georg Strauss was a German composer of the late Romantic and early modern eras. He is particularly well-known for his operas, Lieder, and tone poems.  Read more here.

Poet

Otto Julius Bierbaum

Otto Julius Bierbaum was a German writer.

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