Songs
Glückes genug
(1898)
Op. 37 no.1
Glückes genug
Wenn sanft du mir im Arme schliefst, Ich deinen Atem hören konnte,Im Traum du meinen Namen riefst, Um deinen Mund ein Lächeln sonnte – Glückes genug.Und wenn nach heißem, ernstem Tag Du mir verscheuchtest schwere Sorgen, Wenn ich an deinem Herzen lagUnd nicht mehr dachte an ein Morgen – Glückes genug.
Abundant happiness
When softly in my arms you slept,I could hear you breathing,In your dreams you called out my name, A smile shone on your mouth – Abundant happiness.And when after a hot, exhausting dayYou banished my grievous cares,When I lay on your heartAnd thought no more about the morrow – Abundant happiness.
Translation © Richard Stokes, author of The Book of Lieder (Faber, 2005)
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Composer
Richard Georg Strauss was a German composer of the late Romantic and early modern eras. He is particularly well-known for his operas, Lieder, and tone poems.
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Poet
Liliencron first attracted attention by the volume of poems, Adjutantenritte und andere Gedichte (1883), which was followed by several unsuccessful dramas, a volume of short stories, Eine Sommerschlacht (1886), and a novel Breide Hummelsbüttel (1887). His complete works were published in 14 volumes (1904–1905); his Gedichte having been previously collected in four volumes under the titles Kampf und Spiele, Kämpfe und Ziele, "Nebel und Sonne and Bunte Beute (1897–1903).
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- 15 Oct 2017: My Dearest Hedgehog
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Glückes genug
Abundant happiness
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Composer
Richard Georg Strauss was a German composer of the late Romantic and early modern eras. He is particularly well-known for his operas, Lieder, and tone poems.
Read more here.
See Full Entry
Poet
Liliencron first attracted attention by the volume of poems, Adjutantenritte und andere Gedichte (1883), which was followed by several unsuccessful dramas, a volume of short stories, Eine Sommerschlacht (1886), and a novel Breide Hummelsbüttel (1887). His complete works were published in 14 volumes (1904–1905); his Gedichte having been previously collected in four volumes under the titles Kampf und Spiele, Kämpfe und Ziele, "Nebel und Sonne and Bunte Beute (1897–1903).
Taken from Wikipedia. To view the full article, please click here
See Full Entry
Sorry, no further description available.
Previously performed at:
- 15 Oct 2017: My Dearest Hedgehog
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