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Perlenfischer
German source:
Otto Roquette
In meines Aug's geheimster Tiefe,
Zu späh'n, wo in blauen Gründen
Verborgen eine Perle schliefe?
Du liebes Auge, tauche nieder,
Und in die klare Tiefe dringe
Und lächle, wenn ich dir dies Bild
Als schönste Perle wiederbringe.
Pearl fisher
English translation ©
Richard Stokes
Into my own eyes’ most secret depths,
To see where on a blue bed
A hidden pearl be sleeping.
Dear eyes, dive down,
Invade the clear depths
And smile, when I bring you this image
As the most lovely pearl.
Translation © Richard Stokes, author of The Book of Lieder (Faber, 2005)
Perlenfischer
German source:
Otto Roquette
Pearl fisher
English source:
Richard Stokes
Du liebes Auge, willst dich tauchen,
Dear eyes, will you dive
In meines Aug's geheimster Tiefe,
Into my own eyes’ most secret depths,
Zu späh'n, wo in blauen Gründen
To see where on a blue bed
Verborgen eine Perle schliefe?
A hidden pearl be sleeping.
Du liebes Auge, tauche nieder,
Dear eyes, dive down,
Und in die klare Tiefe dringe
Invade the clear depths
Und lächle, wenn ich dir dies Bild
And smile, when I bring you this image
Als schönste Perle wiederbringe.
As the most lovely pearl.
Composer
Hugo Wolf
Hugo Filipp Jakob Wolf was born on 13 March 1860, the fourth of six surviving children, in Windischgraz, Styria, then part of the Austrian Empire. He was taught the piano and violin by his father at an early age and continued to study piano at the…
