Songs
Ich wandle unter Blumen
by Alma Mahler (Schindler-Mahler) From Fünf Lieder (Mahler, Alma) (1910)
Ich wandle unter Blumen
German source:
Heinrich Heine
Und blühe selber mit;
Ich wandle wie im Traume
Und schwanke bei jedem Schritt.
O, halt mich fest, Geliebte!
Vor Liebestrunkenheit
Fall' ich dir sonst zu Füßen,
Und der Garten ist voller Leut’.
I wander among flowers
English translation ©
Richard Stokes
And blossom with them;
I wander as in a dream
And sway with every step.
O, hold me fast, beloved!
Or drunk with love
I’ll fall at your feet –
And the garden is full of folk.
Translation © Richard Stokes, author of The Book of Lieder (Faber, 2005)
Ich wandle unter Blumen
German source:
Heinrich Heine
I wander among flowers
English source:
Richard Stokes
Ich wandle unter Blumen
I wander among flowers
Und blühe selber mit;
And blossom with them;
Ich wandle wie im Traume
I wander as in a dream
Und schwanke bei jedem Schritt.
And sway with every step.
O, halt mich fest, Geliebte!
Vor Liebestrunkenheit
Fall' ich dir sonst zu Füßen,
Und der Garten ist voller Leut’.
Composer
Alma Mahler (Schindler-Mahler)
Alma Schindler (1879-1964) was born in Vienna into an artistic inclined family. As a child, her musical gifts were encouraged to some extent with piano and composition lessons, including with Alexander Zemlinsky, although in 1898 her father vetoed…
Poet
Heinrich Heine
Heine was born of Jewish parents. Much of his early life was influenced by the financial power of his uncle Salomon Heine, a millionaire Hamburg banker, with whom he remained on an awkward footing for many years. After he had been educated in the…
Performances
Previously performed at:
- Mastercourse Concert 28 Oct 2017
- Mastercourse Day One 23 Oct 2017
- Mahler: Reader, Thinker, Composer: Christina Sidak & Deirdre Brenner 22 Oct 2017