Wie des Abends schöne Röte
German source:
Georg Friedrich Daumer
Möcht ich arme Dirne glühn,
Einem, Einem zu gefallen,
Sonder Ende Wonne sprühn.
Like a lovely sunset
English translation ©
Richard Stokes
I, a humble girl, would glow,
and find favour with one alone,
radiating endless rapture.
Translations by Richard Stokes, author of The Book of Lieder (Faber, 2005)
Wie des Abends schöne Röte
German source:
Georg Friedrich Daumer
Like a lovely sunset
English source:
Richard Stokes
Wie des Abends schöne Röte
Like a lovely sunset
Möcht ich arme Dirne glühn,
I, a humble girl, would glow,
Einem, Einem zu gefallen,
and find favour with one alone,
Sonder Ende Wonne sprühn.
radiating endless rapture.
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.