from Volkslieder (Folksongs)
Translation by Hugo Conrat (1845 - 1906)

Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Hungarian (Magyar) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG ENG FRE ITA
Hochgetürmte Rimaflut,
Wie bist du so trüb;
An dem Ufer klag ich
Laut nach dir, mein Lieb!

Wellen fliehen, Wellen strömen,
Rauschen an dem Strand heran zu mir.
An dem Rimaufer laß mich
Ewig weinen nach ihr!

Composition:

    Set to music by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), no title, op. 103 no. 2 (1887/8), published 1888 [ voice or SATB chorus and piano ], from Zigeunerlieder, no. 2, Berlin, Simrock

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , copyright © 2019
  • ENG English (Grant Hicks) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Flutti del Rima che alti vi ammucchiate", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 37