Mein Wagen rollet langsam
German source:
Heinrich Heine
Durch lustiges Waldesgrün,
Durch blumige Täler, die zaubrisch
Im Sonnenglanze blühn.
Ich sitze und sinne und träume,
Und denk’ an die Liebste mein;
Da huschen drei Schattengestalten
Kopfnickend zum Wagen herein.
Sie hüpfen und schneiden Gesichter,
So spöttisch und doch so scheu,
Und quirlen wie Nebel zusammen,
Und kichern und huschen vorbei.
My carriage rolls slowly
English translation ©
Richard Stokes
Through cheerful green woodlands,
Through flowery valleys
Magically blooming in the sun.
I sit and muse and dream,
And think of my dear love;
Three shadowy forms nod at me
Through the carriage window.
They hop and pull faces,
So mocking yet so shy,
And whirl together like mist
And flit chuckling by.
Translations by Richard Stokes, author of The Book of Lieder (Faber, 2005)
Mein Wagen rollet langsam
German source:
Heinrich Heine
My carriage rolls slowly
English source:
Richard Stokes
Mein Wagen rollet langsam
My carriage rolls slowly
Durch lustiges Waldesgrün,
Through cheerful green woodlands,
Durch blumige Täler, die zaubrisch
Through flowery valleys
Im Sonnenglanze blühn.
Magically blooming in the sun.
Ich sitze und sinne und träume,
I sit and muse and dream,
Und denk’ an die Liebste mein;
And think of my dear love;
Da huschen drei Schattengestalten
Three shadowy forms nod at me
Kopfnickend zum Wagen herein.
Through the carriage window.
Sie hüpfen und schneiden Gesichter,
They hop and pull faces,
So spöttisch und doch so scheu,
So mocking yet so shy,
Und quirlen wie Nebel zusammen,
And whirl together like mist
Und kichern und huschen vorbei.
And flit chuckling by.
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…
Performances
Previously performed at:
- 33. Solace in Nature 16 Oct 2020
- Dichterliebe: Bo Skovhus & Matti Hirvonen 23 Oct 2016
- A New Dichterliebe: Wolfgang Holzmair & Matti Hirvonen 22 Oct 2016