Songs

Lerchengesang

by Johannes Brahms

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Lerchengesang
German source: Karl August Candidus

Ätherische ferne Stimmen,
Der Lerchen himmlische Grüße,
Wie regt ihr mir so süße
Die Brust, ihr lieblichen Stimmen!

Ich schließe leis mein Auge,
Da ziehn Erinnerungen
In sanften Dämmerungen,
Durchweht vom Frühlingshauche.

Lark's song
English translation © Richard Stokes

Ethereal distant voices,
Heavenly greetings of the larks,
How sweetly you stir
My breast, you delightful voices!

Gently I close my eyes,
And memories pass by
In soft twilights,
Pervaded by the breath of spring.

Translation © Richard Stokes, author of The Book of Lieder (Faber, 2005)

Lerchengesang
German source: Karl August Candidus

Lark's song
English source: Richard Stokes

Ätherische ferne Stimmen,
Ethereal distant voices,
Der Lerchen himmlische Grüße,
Heavenly greetings of the larks,
Wie regt ihr mir so süße
How sweetly you stir
Die Brust, ihr lieblichen Stimmen!
My breast, you delightful voices!

Ich schließe leis mein Auge,
Gently I close my eyes,
Da ziehn Erinnerungen
And memories pass by
In sanften Dämmerungen,
In soft twilights,
Durchweht vom Frühlingshauche.
Pervaded by the breath of spring.

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

Karl August Candidus

Karl August Candidus was a 19th century German poet and librettist.

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