Songs

Gebet

by Hugo Wolf From Mörike-Lieder

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Gebet
German source: Eduard Mörike

Herr! schicke, was du willt,
Ein Liebes oder Leides;
Ich bin vergnügt, dass beides
Aus deinen Händen quillt.

Wollest mit Freuden
Und wollest mit Leiden
Mich nicht überschütten!
Doch in der Mitten
Liegt holdes Bescheiden.

Prayer
English translation © Richard Stokes

Lord! send what Thou wilt,
Pleasure or pain;
I am content that both
Flow from Thy hands.

Do not, I beseech Thee,
Overwhelm me
With joy or suffering!
But midway between
Lies blessed moderation.

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

Composer

Hugo Wolf

Hugo Wolf

Hugo Filipp Jakob Wolf was born on 13 March 1860, the fourth of six surviving children, in Windischgraz, Styria, then part of the Austrian Empire. He was taught the piano and violin by his father at an early age and continued to study piano at the…

Poet

Eduard Mörike

Eduard Mörike

Eduard Friedrich Mörike was a German Romantic poet. Mörike was born in Ludwigsburg. His father was Karl Friedrich Mörike (d. 1817), a district medical councilor; his mother was Charlotte Bayer. He attended the Latin school at Ludwigsburg, and the…

Performances

Previously performed at:

Oxford Lieder at Fairlight Hall: Felix Kemp sings Brahms, Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov 01 Dec 2019
Song at Wolfson / Felix Kemp: Brahms, Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov 28 Nov 2019
4. Schubert and Grieg: Camilla Tilling, Neal Davies, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Jac van Steen 11 Oct 2019
Brahms & Wolf: Ian Bostridge & Julius Drake 24 Oct 2017
From Vienna to Moscow: Michael Mofidian & Keval Shah 22 Oct 2017