Schlosser auf, und mache Schlösser
German source:
Georg Friedrich Daumer
Schlößer ohne Zahl!
Denn die bösen Mäuler will ich
Schließen allzumal.
Locksmith, come, make me padlocks
English translation ©
Richard Stokes
padlocks without number!
So that once and for all I can shut
their malicious mouths.
Translations by Richard Stokes, author of The Book of Lieder (Faber, 2005)
Schlosser auf, und mache Schlösser
German source:
Georg Friedrich Daumer
Locksmith, come, make me padlocks
English source:
Richard Stokes
Schloßer auf, und mache Schlößer,
Locksmith, come, make me padlocks,
Schlößer ohne Zahl!
padlocks without number!
Denn die bösen Mäuler will ich
So that once and for all I can shut
Schließen allzumal.
their malicious mouths.
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.