Songs
Schlafend trägt man mich in mein Heimatland (Der Glühende)
by Alban Berg From Vier Gesänge (1910) Op. 2 1840
Text & Translation
Schlafend trägt man mich in mein Heimatland (Der Glühende)
(1896)
German source:
Alfred Mombert
in mein Heimatland.
Ferne komm' ich her,
über Gipfel, über Schlünde,
über ein dunkles Meer
in mein Heimatland.
I am borne in sleep
English translation ©
Richard Stokes
to my homeland.
I come from afar,
over peaks, over gorges,
over a dark sea
to my homeland.
Translation © Richard Stokes, author of The Book of Lieder (Faber, 2005)
Schlafend trägt man mich in mein Heimatland (Der Glühende)
(1896)
German source:
Alfred Mombert
I am borne in sleep
English source:
Richard Stokes
Schlafend trägt man mich
I am borne in sleep
in mein Heimatland.
to my homeland.
Ferne komm' ich her,
I come from afar,
über Gipfel, über Schlünde,
over peaks, over gorges,
über ein dunkles Meer
over a dark sea
in mein Heimatland.
to my homeland.
Composer
Alban Berg
Alban Maria Johannes Berg was an Austrian composer of the Second Viennese School. His circle included the musicians Alexander von Zemlinsky and Franz Schreker, the painter Gustav Klimt, the writer and satirist Karl Kraus, the architect Adolf Loos,…
Poet
Alfred Mombert
Alfred Mombert was a German poet.
Performances
Previously performed at:
- Young Artist Auditions (Session 2) 19 Apr 2024
- 3. Snow White: Katie Macdonald & Thomas Eeckhout 21 Apr 2023