Songs
Weh, wie zornig ist das Mädchen
by Robert Schumann From Spanische Liebeslieder (1849) Op. 138 31.iii–3.iv & 25.xi.1849
Weh, wie zornig ist das Mädchen
German source:
Emanuel Geibel
Weh, wie zornig, weh, weh!
Im Gebirge geht das Mädchen
Ihrer Herde hinterher,
Ist so schön wie die Blumen,
Ist so zornig wie das Meer.
Weh, wie zornig ist das Mädchen,
Weh, wie zornig, weh, weh!
Alas, how angry the girl is
English translation ©
Richard Stokes
Alas, how angry, alas!
In the mountains
The girl follows her herd—
She’s as fair as the flowers,
As angry as the sea.
Alas, how angry the girl is,
Alas, how angry, alas!
Translations by Richard Stokes, author of The Book of Lieder (Faber, 2005)
Weh, wie zornig ist das Mädchen
German source:
Emanuel Geibel
Alas, how angry the girl is
English source:
Richard Stokes
Weh, wie zornig ist das Mädchen,
Alas, how angry the girl is,
Weh, wie zornig, weh, weh!
Alas, how angry, alas!
Im Gebirge geht das Mädchen
In the mountains
Ihrer Herde hinterher,
The girl follows her herd—
Ist so schön wie die Blumen,
She’s as fair as the flowers,
Ist so zornig wie das Meer.
As angry as the sea.
Weh, wie zornig ist das Mädchen,
Alas, how angry the girl is,
Weh, wie zornig, weh, weh!
Alas, how angry, alas!
Composer
Robert Schumann
Robert Schumann was a German composer and influential music critic. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest composers of the Romantic era. Schumann left the study of law, intending to pursue a career as a virtuoso pianist. He had been assured…
Poet
Emanuel Geibel
Emanuel von Geibel , German poet and playwright. He was born at Lübeck, the son of a pastor. He was originally intended for his father's profession and studied at Bonn and Berlin, but his real interests lay not in theology but in classical and…