Songs
Horch, der Wind klagt in den Zweigen traurig sacht
by Johannes Brahms From Zigeunerlieder, 'Gypsy Songs' (ensemble version) (1887) Op. 103
Text & Translation
Horch, der Wind klagt in den Zweigen traurig sacht
German source:
Hugo Conrat
Süßes Lieb, wir müssen scheiden: gute Nacht.
Ach wie gern in deinen Armen ruhte ich,
Doch die Trennungsstunde naht, Gott schütze dich.
Dunkel ist die Nacht, kein Sternlein spendet Licht;
Süßes Lieb, vertrau auf Gott und weine nicht;
Führt der liebe Gott mich einst zu dir zurück,
Bleiben ewig wir vereint in Liebesglück.
Hark! the wind grieves softly and sadly in the boughs
English translation ©
Richard Stokes
My sweet, we must part: good night.
Ah, how I loved to rest in your arms,
But the hour of parting draws near, may God protect you.
The night is dark, no tiny star sheds its light;
My sweet, trust in God and do not weep;
Dear God will one day bring you back to me,
And we shall be united for ever in rapturous love.
Translation © Richard Stokes, author of The Book of Lieder (Faber, 2005)
Horch, der Wind klagt in den Zweigen traurig sacht
German source:
Hugo Conrat
Hark! the wind grieves softly and sadly in the boughs
English source:
Richard Stokes
Horch, der Wind klagt in den Zweigen traurig sacht;
Hark! the wind grieves softly and sadly in the boughs;
Süßes Lieb, wir müssen scheiden: gute Nacht.
My sweet, we must part: good night.
Ach wie gern in deinen Armen ruhte ich,
Ah, how I loved to rest in your arms,
Doch die Trennungsstunde naht, Gott schütze dich.
But the hour of parting draws near, may God protect you.
Dunkel ist die Nacht, kein Sternlein spendet Licht;
Süßes Lieb, vertrau auf Gott und weine nicht;
Führt der liebe Gott mich einst zu dir zurück,
Bleiben ewig wir vereint in Liebesglück.
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.