Goldne Brücken
German source:
Emanuel Geibel
Alle Lieder mir,
Drauf die Liebe wandelt,
Trautes, trautes Kind, zu dir!
Und des Traumes Flügel
Soll in Lust und Schmerz,
Jede Nacht mich tragen
An dein treues Herz.
Golden Bridges
English translation ©
Richard Stokes
Golden bridges for me,
Along which love travels,
Dear child, to you!
And may I be borne
In joy and pain
Every night
To your faithful heart.
Translations by Richard Stokes, author of The Book of Lieder (Faber, 2005)
Goldne Brücken
German source:
Emanuel Geibel
Golden Bridges
English source:
Richard Stokes
Goldne Brücken seien
May all songs be
Alle Lieder mir,
Golden bridges for me,
Drauf die Liebe wandelt,
Along which love travels,
Trautes, trautes Kind, zu dir!
Dear child, to you!
Und des Traumes Flügel
And may I be borne
Soll in Lust und Schmerz,
In joy and pain
Jede Nacht mich tragen
Every night
An dein treues Herz.
To your faithful heart.
Composer
Max Bruch
Max Bruch was a German Romantic composer, teacher, and conductor. Read more here.
Poet
Emanuel Geibel
Emanuel von Geibel , German poet and playwright. He was born at Lübeck, the son of a pastor. He was originally intended for his father's profession and studied at Bonn and Berlin, but his real interests lay not in theology but in classical and…