Sommerabend
German source:
Heinrich Heine
Über Wald und grünen Wiesen;
Goldner Mond, im blauen Himmel
Strahlt herunter, duftig labend.
An dem Bache zirpt die Grille,
Und es regt sich in dem Wasser,
Und der Wandrer hört ein Plätschern
Und ein Athmen in der Stille.
Dorten, an dem Bach alleine,
Badet sich die schöne Elfe;
Arm und Nacken, weiß und lieblich,
Schimmern in dem Mondenscheine.
Summer evening
English translation ©
Richard Stokes
Over forest and green meadows;
A golden moon in the blue sky
Shines down in a soothing haze.
By the brook the cricket chirps
And the waters stir,
And the traveller hears a splashing
And a breathing in the stillness.
Over there by the brook, alone,
A lovely water-nymph is bathing;
Arms and neck, white and comely,
Shimmer in the moonlight.
Translation © Richard Stokes, from A French Song Companion (Oxford, 2000)
Sommerabend
German source:
Heinrich Heine
Summer evening
English source:
Richard Stokes
Dämmernd liegt der Sommerabend
Summer evening twilight lies
Über Wald und grünen Wiesen;
Over forest and green meadows;
Goldner Mond, im blauen Himmel
A golden moon in the blue sky
Strahlt herunter, duftig labend.
Shines down in a soothing haze.
An dem Bache zirpt die Grille,
By the brook the cricket chirps
Und es regt sich in dem Wasser,
And the waters stir,
Und der Wandrer hört ein Plätschern
And the traveller hears a splashing
Und ein Athmen in der Stille.
And a breathing in the stillness.
Dorten, an dem Bach alleine,
Over there by the brook, alone,
Badet sich die schöne Elfe;
A lovely water-nymph is bathing;
Arm und Nacken, weiß und lieblich,
Arms and neck, white and comely,
Schimmern in dem Mondenscheine.
Shimmer in the moonlight.
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
Heinrich Heine
Heine was born of Jewish parents. Much of his early life was influenced by the financial power of his uncle Salomon Heine, a millionaire Hamburg banker, with whom he remained on an awkward footing for many years. After he had been educated in the…
Performances
Previously performed at:
- 26. Konstantin Krimmel: Heine, Schumann & Brahms 12 Oct 2021
- Young Artist Platform: Jessica Dandy & Dylan Perez 14 Oct 2018