This song was recorded on the album 'Robert and Clara Schumann: Rückert Lieder' on Stone Records (in collaboration with BBC Music Magazine). Featuring every piano-accompanied setting of the poet Friedrich Rückert by both Robert and Clara Schumann, including duets and ensembles, it was recorded in preparation for Oxford Lieder's The Schumann Project in 2016.
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Jasminenstrauch
German source:
Friedrich Rückert
Abends eingeschlafen,
Als ihn mit des Morgens Hauch
Sonnenlichter trafen,
Ist er schneeweiss aufgewacht:
„Wie geschah mir in der Nacht?“
Seht, so geht es Bäumen,
Die im Frühling träumen!
The Jasmine Bush
English translation ©
Richard Stokes
As it fell asleep last night,
When woken by the morning breeze
And sunlight,
It was snowy white:
‘What happened to me overnight?’
That, you see, is the fate of trees
Who dream in spring!
Translations by Richard Stokes, author of The Book of Lieder (Faber, 2005)
Jasminenstrauch
German source:
Friedrich Rückert
The Jasmine Bush
English source:
Richard Stokes
Grün ist der Jasminenstrauch
The jasmine bush was green
Abends eingeschlafen,
As it fell asleep last night,
Als ihn mit des Morgens Hauch
When woken by the morning breeze
Sonnenlichter trafen,
And sunlight,
Ist er schneeweiss aufgewacht:
It was snowy white:
„Wie geschah mir in der Nacht?“
‘What happened to me overnight?’
Seht, so geht es Bäumen,
That, you see, is the fate of trees
Die im Frühling träumen!
Who dream in spring!
Composer
Robert Schumann
Robert Schumann was a German composer and influential music critic. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest composers of the Romantic era. Schumann left the study of law, intending to pursue a career as a virtuoso pianist. He had been assured…
Poet
Friedrich Rückert
Friedrich Rückert was a German poet, translator, and professor of Oriental languages. Rückert was born at Schweinfurt and was the eldest son of a lawyer. He was educated at the local Gymnasium and at the universities of Würzburg and Heidelberg.…