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...
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- Jul 30, 2021
- 5 min
The Bride of Corinth (1797) by Johann Wolfgang Goethe
There once descended a youth from Athens Into a dreamy Corinthian town; He was eager to meet new family, friends, And his luscious bride...
Translation
- Jul 25, 2021
- 6 min
The Gods of Greece by Friedrich Schiller
We present the full uncensored version of Friedrich Schiller's "The Gods of Greece" translated into English for the first time. Because...
Translation
- Jun 8, 2021
- 1 min
The Proverbs of Confucius by Friedrich Schiller
I. Time unfolds in a three-fold way: The future stalks us cautiously, The now like lightning bolts departs, The past forever-still...
The Editor
- Feb 1, 2021
- 1 min
Podcast: Schiller's Ghost Seer, Intelligence Methods and a Global Citizenry
In this dynamic interview, New Lyre's David Gosselin and Rising Tide Foundation President Cynthia Chung discuss the deeper implications...
Translation
- Sep 28, 2020
- 6 min
A Comparison of Goethe and Schiller's Poetry... by Heinrich Heine
From "The Romantic School", 1835 "...There was a craze for comparing the productions of the two poets, and opinions were divided. The...
By David B. Gosselin
- Aug 28, 2020
- 9 min
Profiles in Poetry: Johann Wolfgang Goethe
"The decline of literature indicates the decline of a nation." —Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) remains...
Translation
- Aug 10, 2020
- 1 min
On Contemplating Schiller's Skull
by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch Here in this charnel-house of bleaching bones, like...
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...
Translation
- Dec 14, 2019
- 3 min
The Gods of Greece by Heinerich Heine
Full-blossoming moon! Here in thy light Like flowing gold the ocean gleams; As limpid as day, yet dimly bewitched, Reposing across the...
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
- Jul 15, 2019
- 2 min
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!...
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...
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...
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