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Nagen am Herzen fühl

by Johannes Brahms From Neue Liebeslieder (1874) Op. 65

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Nagen am Herzen fühl
German source: Georg Friedrich Daumer

Nagen am Herzen fühl ich ein Gift mir.
Kann sich ein Mädchen,
ohne zu fröhnen zärtlichem Hang,
fassen ein ganzes wonneberaubtes Leben entlang?

I feel a poison
English translation © Richard Stokes

I feel a poison gnaw at my heart.
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.

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