Schubert set one of the 28 stanza's of Schiller's poem to music. We present an original translation along with the original German. Stay...

Three words hears man of the highest import Which fly from the mouth of the greatest; Their sound is lost, the meaning ears abort, They...

In Greek mythology, Pegasus was the creature who created the Streams of Helicon by stomping his hoof into Mount Helicon. Unto a...

A baby softly cried, But then it cried no more; Of needed food deprived, It hungers nevermore. His brother died of fever, He lived a life...

"Who dares enter this chasm of water, Is there some brave knight or valiant youth? Let him who can vanquish the frothing water Bring me...

The Quiet Sea Deep silence rules the paling waters - The pristine seas are soundless. Meanwhile a boatman looks on and shivers As he...

With an empty purse and a heavy heart I lugged myself through the dreary days. Poverty knows this life’s lowly ways, But gold can bring...

Beautiful new rose, Precious renewer, By field and river I’ll happily sing Your every blessing - to the blooming verdure. Your sacred...

Discover the true magic of these poems: read along as you listen to the settings of Robert Schumann's Spanische Liebeslieder cycle found...

I, wretched Atlas, must carry the world, I must carry this wide world of wrenching pain. I bear the unbearable and my heart Breaks within...

The midnight hour had fallen on The hushed city of Babylon. And yet within its castle walls The vassals thronged throughout the halls....

Peacefully, I rest in the tall green grass For a long time only gazing as I lie, Caught in the endless hymn of crickets, And encircled by...

Death is the cooling night, Life is the sultry day. But now darkness settles And I long for respite. Outside my window there looms a...

We present a new installment of original Dante translations. To our knowledge, Dante’s lyric poems have never been presented in a way...

In Greek mythology, Cassandra was the daughter of King Priam of Troy. She was given the ability to foresee the future by the god Apollo,...

We are proud to present a selection of original translations of ancient Greek poet Sappho by Michael R. Burch. While only fragments of...

Even the beautiful must perish; it sways the gods, and rules mankind! Yet it does not move the iron breast of the Stygean Zeus. Only once...

Come spring, the grand apple trees stand watered by a gushing river where the maidens’ uncut flowers shiver and the blossoming grape vine...

I think of you, when the shimmering sea waves Shine bright on me; I think of you, when the moon's resplendent rays Light up each stream....

A stream of rain from fissured mountains, It comes with thunder's vehemence, A shattered peak pursues its fountains, And oaks beneath it...