Wahre, wahre deinen Sohn
German source:
Georg Friedrich Daumer
Nachbarin, vor Wehe,
weil ich ihn mit schwarzem Aug'
zu bezaubern gehe.
O wie brennt das Auge mir,
das zu Zünden fordert!
Flammet ihm die Seele nicht --
deine Hütte lodert.
Guard, good neighbour, guard
English translation ©
Richard Stokes
your son from harm,
for with my dark eyes
I intend to bewitch him.
Ah, how my eyes blaze
to inflame him!
If his soul is not kindled
your cottage will catch fire.
Translation © Richard Stokes, author of The Book of Lieder (Faber, 2005)
Wahre, wahre deinen Sohn
German source:
Georg Friedrich Daumer
Guard, good neighbour, guard
English source:
Richard Stokes
Wahre, wahre deinen Sohn,
Guard, good neighbour, guard
Nachbarin, vor Wehe,
your son from harm,
weil ich ihn mit schwarzem Aug'
for with my dark eyes
zu bezaubern gehe.
I intend to bewitch him.
O wie brennt das Auge mir,
das zu Zünden fordert!
Flammet ihm die Seele nicht --
deine Hütte lodert.
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.