Weiche Gräser im Revier
German source:
Georg Friedrich Daumer
schöne, stille Plätzchen!
O, wie linde ruht es hier
sich mit einem Schätzchen!
Soft grasses in the glade
English translation ©
Richard Stokes
a quiet and pretty spot!
How blissful it is
to recline here with a lover!
Translation © Richard Stokes, author of The Book of Lieder (Faber, 2005)
Weiche Gräser im Revier
German source:
Georg Friedrich Daumer
Soft grasses in the glade
English source:
Richard Stokes
Weiche Gräser im Revier,
Soft grasses in the glade,
schöne, stille Plätzchen!
a quiet and pretty spot!
O, wie linde ruht es hier
How blissful it is
sich mit einem Schätzchen!
to recline here with a lover!
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.