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Heb auf dein blondes Haupt und schlafe nicht
German source:
Paul Heyse
Und lass dich ja vom Schlummer nicht betören.
Ich sage dir vier Worte von Gewicht,
Von denen darfst du keines überhören.
Das erste: dass um dich mein Herze bricht,
Das zweite: dir nur will ich angehören,
Das dritte: dass ich dir mein Heil befehle,
Das letzte: dich allein liebt meine Seele.
Raise your fair head and do not sleep
English translation ©
Richard Stokes
And do not be lulled by slumber.
Four things of moment I have to tell you,
None of which you must ignore.
The first: my heart is breaking for you,
The second: I want to belong to you alone,
The third: you are my one salvation,
The last: my soul loves only you.
Translation © Richard Stokes, author of The Book of Lieder (Faber, 2005)
Heb auf dein blondes Haupt und schlafe nicht
German source:
Paul Heyse
Raise your fair head and do not sleep
English source:
Richard Stokes
Heb' auf dein blondes Haupt und schlafe nicht,
Raise your fair head and do not sleep,
Und lass dich ja vom Schlummer nicht betören.
And do not be lulled by slumber.
Ich sage dir vier Worte von Gewicht,
Four things of moment I have to tell you,
Von denen darfst du keines überhören.
None of which you must ignore.
Das erste: dass um dich mein Herze bricht,
The first: my heart is breaking for you,
Das zweite: dir nur will ich angehören,
The second: I want to belong to you alone,
Das dritte: dass ich dir mein Heil befehle,
The third: you are my one salvation,
Das letzte: dich allein liebt meine Seele.
The last: my soul loves only you.
Composer
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
Paul Heyse
Paul Johann Ludwig von Heyse was a distinguished German writer and translator. A member of two important literary societies, the Tunnel über der Spree in Berlin and Die Krokodile in Munich, he wrote novels, poetry, 177 short stories, and about sixty…