Im Rhein, im schönen Strome
German source:
Heinrich Heine
Da spiegelt sich in den Wellen,
Mit seinem großen Dome,
Das große, das heil’ge Köln.
Im Dom da steht ein Bildnis,
Auf goldenem Leder gemalt;
Ach, in meines Lebens Wildnis
Hat’s freundlich hineingestrahlt.
Es schweben Blumen und Englein
Um unsre liebe Frau;
Die Augen, die Lippen, die Wänglein,
Die gleichen der Liebsten genau.
In the Rhine, in the beautiful river
English translation ©
Richard Stokes
There is reflected in the waves,
With its great cathedral,
Great and holy Cologne.
In the cathedral hangs a picture,
Painted on gilded leather;
Ah! into my life’s wilderness
It has cast its friendly rays.
Flowers and cherubs hover
Around Our beloved Lady;
Her eyes, her lips, her cheeks
Are the image of my love’s.
Translations by Richard Stokes, author of The Book of Lieder (Faber, 2005)
Im Rhein, im schönen Strome
German source:
Heinrich Heine
In the Rhine, in the beautiful river
English source:
Richard Stokes
Im Rhein, im schönen Strome,
In the Rhine, in the beautiful river,
Da spiegelt sich in den Wellen,
There is reflected in the waves,
Mit seinem großen Dome,
With its great cathedral,
Das große, das heil’ge Köln.
Great and holy Cologne.
Im Dom da steht ein Bildnis,
In the cathedral hangs a picture,
Auf goldenem Leder gemalt;
Painted on gilded leather;
Ach, in meines Lebens Wildnis
Ah! into my life’s wilderness
Hat’s freundlich hineingestrahlt.
It has cast its friendly rays.
Es schweben Blumen und Englein
Flowers and cherubs hover
Um unsre liebe Frau;
Around Our beloved Lady;
Die Augen, die Lippen, die Wänglein,
Her eyes, her lips, her cheeks
Die gleichen der Liebsten genau.
Are the image of my love’s.
Composer
Franz Liszt
Franz Liszt (22 October 1811 – 31 July 1886) was a Hungarian composer, virtuoso pianist, conductor, music teacher, arranger and organist of the Romantic era. He was also a writer, a philanthropist, a Hungarian nationalist and a Franciscan…
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…