Lieb’ Liebchen
German source:
Heinrich Heine
Ach, hörst du, wie ‘s pochet im Kämmerlein?
Da hauset ein Zimmermann schlimm und arg,
Der zimmert mir einen Totensarg.
Es hämmert und klopfet bei Tag und bei Nacht;
Es hat mich schon längst um den Schlaf gebracht.
Ach! sputet Euch, Meister Zimmermann,
Damit ich balde schlafen kann.
Lay your hand, my love
English translation ©
Richard Stokes
Ah, can you not hear it throbbing in there?
A carpenter, wicked and evil, lives there,
Fashioning me my coffin.
He bangs and hammers day and night,
And has long since banished all sleep.
Ah, master carpenter, make haste,
That I might soon find rest.
Lieb’ Liebchen
German source:
Heinrich Heine
Lay your hand, my love
English source:
Richard Stokes
Lieb Liebchen, leg’s Händchen aufs Herze mein;—
Just lay your hand on my heart, my love;
Ach, hörst du, wie ‘s pochet im Kämmerlein?
Ah, can you not hear it throbbing in there?
Da hauset ein Zimmermann schlimm und arg,
A carpenter, wicked and evil, lives there,
Der zimmert mir einen Totensarg.
Fashioning me my coffin.
Es hämmert und klopfet bei Tag und bei Nacht;
He bangs and hammers day and night,
Es hat mich schon längst um den Schlaf gebracht.
And has long since banished all sleep.
Ach! sputet Euch, Meister Zimmermann,
Ah, master carpenter, make haste,
Damit ich balde schlafen kann.
That I might soon find rest.
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
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…