Von ewiger Liebe (Eternal Love) Set by Brahms
So dark, so dark the willow forests loom; The skies are wintered and the evening hushed. Now neither shroud nor light nor vapors rise,...
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By James A. Tweedie
- Apr 14
- 1 min
Meditation on the Lord's Supper
His body hung upon the cross Like shattered glass Like broken dreams A brittle thing A fragile flower Crushed. His blood congealed the...
Translation
- Aug 13, 2021
- 1 min
Auf dem Wasser zu singen Set by Franz Schubert
Over the glistening waves of distant seas Travels, swan-like, a humble bark. Along the waters an old soul as well Glides like a ship...
Translation
- Aug 12, 2021
- 2 min
The Rain Song Set by Brahms
Fall rain, fall upon this old world, And wake deep inside me the dreams That I dreamt when I was a child, When rain would wet the golden...
By James A. Tweedie
- May 8, 2021
- 1 min
Two Pearls
This poem (and the music that accompanies it) was written to honor the memory of a Japanese woman who survived two American bombings of...
The Editor
- Aug 8, 2020
- 1 min
An Original Musical Setting of "Poems Unwritten"
Sometimes, when the light and the mists of the day Settle holy and soft on the edge of the night, When the sights and the sounds of the...
The Editor
- Aug 1, 2020
- 1 min
Brahms' Advice for Composers - Part I
The Chained Muse is proud to present the first part in a lecture series by music scholar Fred Haight. In this installment, there will be...
Musical Setting
- Jul 18, 2020
- 1 min
Ständchen - Set by Franz Schubert
My songs travel through the cool night, Searching for you. Find me in the tranquil grove, love— I'll wait for you. The gentle fronds of...
Original Translation
- Jan 18, 2020
- 1 min
Nacht und Traume Set by Franz Schubert
Holy night, descending softly, Descending, too, are our dreams, Like moonlight through a darkened room, Through the depths of a man`s...
Original Translation
- Oct 8, 2019
- 2 min
Im Fruhling set by Franz Schubert
I sit here lonely on a hill Where skies are clear and blue; The sunset casts a glowing veil Over the deep and tranquil dale— I used to...
Original Translation
- Aug 30, 2019
- 1 min
Goethe's "It Springs Eternal" Set by Johannes Brahms
Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53 "Marie and I were sitting in the dining-room when the bell rang, and we heard Brahms go to our mother's room. Soon...
Translation
- Aug 20, 2019
- 1 min
Immer leise wird mein Schlummer Set by Johannes Brahms
My sleep grows ever more gentle, Only my sorrow, like a veil, Trembles over me. I hear you often in my dreams, Standing at my door,...
Translation
- Jun 3, 2019
- 1 min
Goethe's "Nur Wer die Sehnsucht Kent"
Only he who truly longs Knows what grips me! Alone, the love that belongs With me has been set free. I look to the cloudy throngs Across...
Original Translation
- Apr 8, 2019
- 1 min
Schiller's "The Gods of Greece" Set by Franz Schubert
Schubert set one of the 28 stanza's of Schiller's "The Gods of Greece" to music. We present an original translation along with the...
Translation
- Mar 22, 2019
- 3 min
Der Erlkönig & Gretchen am Spinnrade Set by Franz Schubert
Der Erlkönig (The Elf King) Who goes there riding through the night and fog?— A father and son come journeying along; He holds him tight...
Original Translation
- Oct 15, 2018
- 1 min
Death and the Maiden
Maiden Away! Away from me fiend! Off you bare-skulled savage! I’m still young, with long to live! Away! And leave me be. Death Lend me...
Original Translation
- Oct 10, 2018
- 5 min
15th and 16th Century Spanish Love Poems from Schumann's "Spanische Liebeslieder"
Discover the true magic of these poems: read along as you listen to the settings of Robert Schumann's Spanische Liebeslieder cycle found...
Translation
- Oct 4, 2018
- 1 min
"Lerchengesang" (Lark Song) Set by Brahms
Ethereal, distant voices, Heavenly greetings of larks, How sweetly you move men's hearts With your enchanting voices. As my eyes begin...
Translation
- Oct 3, 2018
- 1 min
The Fishergirl by Heinrich Heine
Come you lovely fisher girl, Come and bring your boat to land; Join me on the golden shore, We'll cuddle hand in hand. Lay your head on...
Original Translation
- Sep 30, 2018
- 1 min
An die Musik
Thou sacred art, in how many trying hours When I had been thrown through life’s winding ways Did you come and lift my sad heart into...