Songs
In meiner Nächte Sehnen
(1871)
Op. 57 no.5
In meiner Nächte Sehnen
In meiner Nächte Sehnen,So tief alleinMit tausend, tausend Tränen,Gedenk ich dein.Ach, wer dein Antlitz schaute,Wem dein GemütDie schöne Glut vertraute,Die es durchglüht,Wem deine Küsse brannten,Wem je vor LustAll seine Sinne schwandenAn deiner BrustWie rasteten in FriedenIhm Seel und Leib,Wenn er von dir geschieden,Du göttlich Weib!
In my nights of yearning
In my nights of yearning,so profoundly alone,with many thousands of tearsI think of you.Ah, he who beheld your countenance,he to whom your soulconfided the beautiful glowthat courses through it,For whom your kisses burned,who with ecstasyfelt himself swoonon your breast—How peacefully he rested thenin body and in soul,once he had left you,O divine woman!
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Composer
Johannes Brahms (7 May 1833 – 3 April 1897) was a German composer, pianist, and conductor of the Romantic period. Born in Hamburg into a Lutheran family, Brahms spent much of his professional life in Vienna.
Brahms has been considered, by his contemporaries and by later writers, as both a traditionalist and an innovator. His music is firmly rooted in the structures and compositional techniques of the Classical masters. While many contemporaries found his music too academic, his contribution and craftsmanship have been admired by many.
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In meiner Nächte Sehnen
In meiner Nächte Sehnen,
So tief allein
Mit tausend, tausend Tränen,
Gedenk ich dein.
Ach, wer dein Antlitz schaute,
Wem dein Gemüt
Die schöne Glut vertraute,
Die es durchglüht,
Wem deine Küsse brannten,
Wem je vor Lust
All seine Sinne schwanden
An deiner Brust
Wie rasteten in Frieden
Ihm Seel und Leib,
Wenn er von dir geschieden,
Du göttlich Weib!
In my nights of yearning
In my nights of yearning,
so profoundly alone,
with many thousands of tears
I think of you.
Ah, he who beheld your countenance,
he to whom your soul
confided the beautiful glow
that courses through it,
For whom your kisses burned,
who with ecstasy
felt himself swoon
on your breast—
How peacefully he rested then
in body and in soul,
once he had left you,
O divine woman!
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Composer
Johannes Brahms (7 May 1833 – 3 April 1897) was a German composer, pianist, and conductor of the Romantic period. Born in Hamburg into a Lutheran family, Brahms spent much of his professional life in Vienna.
Brahms has been considered, by his contemporaries and by later writers, as both a traditionalist and an innovator. His music is firmly rooted in the structures and compositional techniques of the Classical masters. While many contemporaries found his music too academic, his contribution and craftsmanship have been admired by many.
Information from Wikipedia. Click here for the full article.
See Full Entry
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