Komm Bald!
German source:
Klaus Groth
von Tag zu Tag?
Es blüht im Garten,
Was blühen mag.
Wer kommt und zählt es,
Was blüht so schön?
An Augen fehlt es,
Es anzusehn.
Die meinen wandern
Vom Strauch zum Baum -
Mir scheint, auch andern
Wär's wie ein Traum.
Und von den Lieben,
Die mir getreu
Und mir geblieben,
Wär'st du dabei.
Come soon!
English translation ©
Richard Stokes
From day to day?
Everything in the garden blooms
That wishes to bloom.
Who will come and count
All that lovely blossoming?
Where are the eyes
To look at it all?
My own eyes wander
From bush to tree -
I think other too
Would find it like a dream.
And among the dear friends
Still true to me
And still alive -
I wish that you were one of them.
Translation © Richard Stokes, author of The Book of Lieder (Faber, 2005)
Komm Bald!
German source:
Klaus Groth
Come soon!
English source:
Richard Stokes
Warum denn warten
Why then wait
von Tag zu Tag?
From day to day?
Es blüht im Garten,
Everything in the garden blooms
Was blühen mag.
That wishes to bloom.
Wer kommt und zählt es,
Who will come and count
Was blüht so schön?
All that lovely blossoming?
An Augen fehlt es,
Where are the eyes
Es anzusehn.
To look at it all?
Die meinen wandern
My own eyes wander
Vom Strauch zum Baum -
From bush to tree -
Mir scheint, auch andern
I think other too
Wär's wie ein Traum.
Would find it like a dream.
Und von den Lieben,
And among the dear friends
Die mir getreu
Still true to me
Und mir geblieben,
And still alive -
Wär'st du dabei.
I wish that you were one of them.
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…
