Text & Translation
Tief von fern
German source:
Richard Dehmel
Taucht ein Stern;
Tief von fern
Kommt der junge Mond gezogen.
Tief von fern
Aus des Morgens grauen Wogen,
Langt der große blasse Bogen
Nach dem Stern.
In the deep distance
English translation ©
Richard Stokes
a star looms up;
in the deep distance
the young moon draws near.
In the deep distance
from the grey billows of morning
the great arc reaches out
for the star.
Translations by Richard Stokes, author of The Book of Lieder (Faber, 2005)
Tief von fern
German source:
Richard Dehmel
In the deep distance
English source:
Richard Stokes
Aus des Abends weißen Wogen
From the white billows of evening
Taucht ein Stern;
a star looms up;
Tief von fern
in the deep distance
Kommt der junge Mond gezogen.
the young moon draws near.
Tief von fern
In the deep distance
Aus des Morgens grauen Wogen,
from the grey billows of morning
Langt der große blasse Bogen
the great arc reaches out
Nach dem Stern.
for the star.
Composer
Anton von Webern
Anton Friedrich Wilhelm Webern was an Austrian composer and conductor.
Poet
Richard Dehmel
Richard Fedor Leopold Dehmel was a German poet and writer. His poems use a range of metrical patterns, and have been set to music by composers such as Richard Strauss, Arnold Schoenberg, and Kurt Weill. His poetry often focused on themes of love and…