Ich kose süss, mit der und der
German source:
Georg Friedrich Daumer
und werde still und kranke,
denn ewig, ewig kehrt zu dir,
o Nonna, mein Gedanke!
I sweetly caress this girl and that,
English translation ©
Richard Stokes
grow taciturn and ill,
because always, always my thoughts
return, o Nonna, to you!
Translation © Richard Stokes, author of The Book of Lieder (Faber, 2005)
Ich kose süss, mit der und der
German source:
Georg Friedrich Daumer
I sweetly caress this girl and that,
English source:
Richard Stokes
Ich kose süß mit der und der
I sweetly caress this girl and that,
und werde still und kranke,
grow taciturn and ill,
denn ewig, ewig kehrt zu dir,
because always, always my thoughts
o Nonna, mein Gedanke!
return, o Nonna, to you!
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
Georg Friedrich Daumer
Georg Friedrich Daumer was a German poet and philosopher.