Nagen am Herzen fühl
German source:
Georg Friedrich Daumer
Kann sich ein Mädchen,
ohne zu fröhnen zärtlichem Hang,
fassen ein ganzes wonneberaubtes Leben entlang?
I feel a poison
English translation ©
Richard Stokes
Can a young girl,
without yielding
to tender affection,
bear the thought
of a whole lifetime
devoid of bliss?
Translation © Richard Stokes, author of The Book of Lieder (Faber, 2005)
Nagen am Herzen fühl
German source:
Georg Friedrich Daumer
I feel a poison
English source:
Richard Stokes
Nagen am Herzen fühl ich ein Gift mir.
I feel a poison gnaw at my heart.
Kann sich ein Mädchen,
Can a young girl,
ohne zu fröhnen zärtlichem Hang,
without yielding
fassen ein ganzes wonneberaubtes Leben entlang?
to tender affection,
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
Georg Friedrich Daumer
Georg Friedrich Daumer was a German poet and philosopher.