Vögelein durchrauscht die Luft
German source:
Georg Friedrich Daumer
Sucht nach einem Aste;
Und das Herz ein Herz begehrts,
Wo es selig raste.
Translations by Richard Stokes, author of The Book of Lieder (Faber, 2005)
A little bird flies through the skies
English translation ©
Richard Stokes
searching for a branch;
thus does one heart seek another,
where it might rest in bliss.
Translations by Richard Stokes, author of The Book of Lieder (Faber, 2005)
Vögelein durchrauscht die Luft
German source:
Georg Friedrich Daumer
A little bird flies through the skies
English source:
Richard Stokes
Vögelein durchrauscht die Luft,
A little bird flies through the skies,
Sucht nach einem Aste;
searching for a branch;
Und das Herz ein Herz begehrts,
thus does one heart seek another,
Wo es selig raste.
where it might rest in bliss.
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.