Text & Translation
Ihr schwarzen Augen
German source:
Georg Friedrich Daumer
Paläste fallen und Städte sinken.
Wie sollte steh'n in solchem Strauß
mein Herz, von Karten das schwache Haus?
With your dark eyes
English translation ©
Richard Stokes
a mere gaze is needed –
palaces will fall
and cities sink.
How in such a skirmish
should my heart,
that frail house of cards,
stay standing?
Translation © Richard Stokes, author of The Book of Lieder (Faber, 2005)
Ihr schwarzen Augen
German source:
Georg Friedrich Daumer
With your dark eyes
English source:
Richard Stokes
Ihr schwarzen Augen, ihr dürft nur winken;
With your dark eyes
Paläste fallen und Städte sinken.
a mere gaze is needed –
Wie sollte steh'n in solchem Strauß
palaces will fall
mein Herz, von Karten das schwache Haus?
and cities sink.
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.