Goethe "Prometheus"
So cover up thy heaven, Zeus, With cloudy mist! And like a boy, who chops The heads from thistles, Go blast the oaks and mountaintops!...
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- 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...
Original Translation
- Apr 1, 2019
- 1 min
Words of Delusion by Friedrich Schiller
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...
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
- Mar 5, 2019
- 3 min
Pegasus im Joche (Pegasus in Yoke) by Friedrich Schiller
In Greek mythology, Pegasus was the creature who created the Streams of Helicon by stomping his hoof into Mount Helicon. Unto a...
Original Translation
- Dec 17, 2018
- 2 min
African Lament
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...
Translation
- Nov 30, 2018
- 4 min
The Diver (1797) by Friedrich Schiller
"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...
Original Translation
- Nov 26, 2018
- 1 min
The Quiet Sea & A Fortunate Voyage by Johann Wolfgang Goethe
The Quiet Sea Deep silence rules the paling waters— The pristine seas are soundless. Meanwhile a boatman looks on and shivers As he...
Translation
- Oct 30, 2018
- 2 min
The Treasure Seeker (1797) by Johannes Goethe
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...
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...
Translation
- Sep 24, 2018
- 1 min
Heine's "Atlas" Set by Franz Schubert
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...
Original Translation
- Aug 6, 2018
- 1 min
Feldeinsamkeit by Hermann Allmers
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...
Translation
- Jun 25, 2018
- 5 min
Amor che ne la mente mi ragiona by Dante Alighieri
We present a new installment of original Dante translations. To our knowledge, Dante’s lyric poems have never been presented in a way...
Translation
- Jun 6, 2018
- 3 min
Cassandra by Friedrich Schiller
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,...
Translation
- May 28, 2018
- 2 min
Sappho
We are proud to present a selection of original translations of ancient Greek poet Sappho by Michael R. Burch. While only fragments of...
Translation
- May 10, 2018
- 1 min
Nänie by Friedrich Schiller
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...
Translation
- May 3, 2018
- 1 min
Ibykos Fragment 286, Circa 564 B.C.
Come spring, the grand apple trees stand watered by a gushing river where the maidens’ uncut flowers shiver and the blossoming grape vine...
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