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...
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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...
By David B. Gosselin
- Nov 10, 2018
- 30 min
Profiles in Poetry: Friedrich Schiller
“Trust me, the fountain of youth, it is no fable. It is running Truly and always. Ye ask, where? In poetical art.” - Friedrich Schiller,...
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...
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 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 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
- Apr 19, 2018
- 1 min
Nearness of the Beloved by Johann Wolfgang Goethe
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. I...
Original Translation
- Apr 13, 2018
- 2 min
The Power of Song by Friedrich Schiller
A stream of rain from fissured mountains, It comes with thunder's vehemence, A shattered peak pursues its fountains, And oaks beneath it...
Original Translation
- Mar 25, 2018
- 1 min
Wanderer’s Night Song II by Johann Wolfgang Goethe
II. Over the hilltops Is quietness, And in the treetops Emptiness, There's hardly a sigh. The birds are soundless in the forest; With...
Translation
- Dec 15, 2017
- 2 min
The Knight of Toggenburg (1797) by Friedrich Schiller
Sir knight, I can a sister’s love Happily offer you, But any other kind of love Would not be true. Softly I can appear to you, And softly...
Translation
- Nov 16, 2017
- 2 min
Longing by Friedrich Schiller
If I could fly from this dark valley Where the gloomy vapors creep And by some wonder swiftly flee, My soul would blessedly weep! Gazing...
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