Songs
Hochgetürmte Rimaflut, wie bist du so trüb
by Johannes Brahms From Zigeunerlieder, 'Gypsy Songs' (ensemble version) (1887) Op. 103
Hochgetürmte Rimaflut, wie bist du so trüb
German source:
Hugo Conrat
An dem Ufer klag ich laut nach dir, mein Lieb!
Wellen fliehen, Wellen strömen,
Rauschen an dem Strand heran zu mir;
An dem Rimaufer laßt mich ewig weinen nach ihr!
Rima, how troubled your towering waters are
English translation ©
Richard Stokes
I’ll lament for you loudly on its banks, my love!
Waters rush by, waves stream past,
Roaring towards me on the shore;
On the banks of the Rima let me weep for her eternally!
Translation © Richard Stokes, author of The Book of Lieder (Faber, 2005)
Hochgetürmte Rimaflut, wie bist du so trüb
German source:
Hugo Conrat
Rima, how troubled your towering waters are
English source:
Richard Stokes
Hochgetürmte Rimaflut, wie bist du so trüb;
Rima, how troubled your towering waters are;
An dem Ufer klag ich laut nach dir, mein Lieb!
I’ll lament for you loudly on its banks, my love!
Wellen fliehen, Wellen strömen,
Waters rush by, waves stream past,
Rauschen an dem Strand heran zu mir;
Roaring towards me on the shore;
An dem Rimaufer laßt mich ewig weinen nach ihr!
On the banks of the Rima let me weep for her eternally!
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
Hugo Conrat
Hugo Conrat is most known for his German adaptations of the Hungarian folksongs in Zigeunerlieder (Brahms). He was a member of Brahms' circle in Vienna.