Rosen steckt mir an die Mutter
German source:
Georg Friedrich Daumer
weil ich gar so trübe bin.
Sie hat recht, die Rose sinket,
so wie ich, entblättert hin.
My mother pins roses on me
English translation ©
Richard Stokes
because I am so distressed.
She’s right to do so: the rose withers,
when stripped of leaves, like me.
Translation © Richard Stokes, author of The Book of Lieder (Faber, 2005)
Rosen steckt mir an die Mutter
German source:
Georg Friedrich Daumer
My mother pins roses on me
English source:
Richard Stokes
Rosen steckt mir an die Mutter,
My mother pins roses on me,
weil ich gar so trübe bin.
because I am so distressed.
Sie hat recht, die Rose sinket,
She’s right to do so: the rose withers,
so wie ich, entblättert hin.
when stripped of leaves, like me.
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.