Text & Translation
Meine Lieder
German source:
Adolf Frey
Und den Tönen löst die Schwingen,
Schweben vor mir her und wieder
Bleiche Wonnen, unvergessen
Und die Schatten von Zypressen—
Dunkel klingen meine Lieder!
My Songs
English translation ©
Richard Stokes
And wings of melody unfold,
Pale and unforgotten joys
Hover to and fro before me,
And the shadows of cypress trees.
Dark is the sound of my songs!
Meine Lieder
German source:
Adolf Frey
My Songs
English source:
Richard Stokes
Wenn mein Herz beginnt zu klingen
When my heart begins to sound,
Und den Tönen löst die Schwingen,
And wings of melody unfold,
Schweben vor mir her und wieder
Pale and unforgotten joys
Bleiche Wonnen, unvergessen
Hover to and fro before me,
Und die Schatten von Zypressen—
And the shadows of cypress trees.
Dunkel klingen meine Lieder!
Dark is the sound of my songs!
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…
