Mörike: “To the Beloved”

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by Eduard Mörike (1804-1875)

Set by Hugo Wolf (1860-1903) , “An die Geliebte”, from Mörike-Lieder, no. 32. Translation copyright © by Emily Ezust, from The Lied & Art Song Texts Page







An die Geliebte




When, from the deep calm I feel at seeing your image,


I mutely take delight in your high worth,


then I properly hear the gentle breathing


of the angel that is disguised within you.




And an astounded, questioning smile springs


to my lips, as I wonder: isn't it a deceiving dream,


that now, in you, to my eternal pleasure,


my boldest wish - my only wish - is fulfilled?




To the depths then to the depths my senses fall;


I hear in the nocturnal distance of divinity


the melodious roaring of the stream of fate.




Dazed, I turn my eyes then upwards,


toward the heavens, and there all the stars are smiling;


I kneel to listen to their song of light.




Eduard Mörike, 1824


Eduard Mörike, 1824





				

				
				 , June 19, 2008.   Hugo Wolf		

			

				

				

					
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