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Wie des Mondes Abbild zittert
German source:
Heinrich Heine
In den wilden Meereswogen,
Und er selber still und sicher
Wandelt an dem Himmelsbogen:
Also wandelst du, Geliebte,
Still und sicher, und es zittert
Nur dein Abbild mir im Herzen,
Weil mein eignes Herz erschüttert.
How the moon's reflection trembles
English translation ©
Richard Stokes
In the sea’s wild heaving waves,
While the moon itself, calmly and surely,
Moves through the vault of heaven:
Thus you move, beloved,
Calmly and surely, and only
Your reflection trembles in my heart,
For my heart itself is devastated.
Translation © Richard Stokes, author of The Book of Lieder (Faber, 2005)
Wie des Mondes Abbild zittert
German source:
Heinrich Heine
How the moon's reflection trembles
English source:
Richard Stokes
Wie des Mondes Abbild zittert
How the moon’s reflection trembles
In den wilden Meereswogen,
In the sea’s wild heaving waves,
Und er selber still und sicher
While the moon itself, calmly and surely,
Wandelt an dem Himmelsbogen:
Moves through the vault of heaven:
Also wandelst du, Geliebte,
Thus you move, beloved,
Still und sicher, und es zittert
Calmly and surely, and only
Nur dein Abbild mir im Herzen,
Your reflection trembles in my heart,
Weil mein eignes Herz erschüttert.
For my heart itself is devastated.
Composer
Hugo Wolf
Hugo Filipp Jakob Wolf was born on 13 March 1860, the fourth of six surviving children, in Windischgraz, Styria, then part of the Austrian Empire. He was taught the piano and violin by his father at an early age and continued to study piano at the…
Poet
Heinrich Heine
Heine was born of Jewish parents. Much of his early life was influenced by the financial power of his uncle Salomon Heine, a millionaire Hamburg banker, with whom he remained on an awkward footing for many years. After he had been educated in the…