Ich grolle nicht
This German piece composed by Robert shumann is beautiful piece It was originally written in the key of c major. This piece bears great harmonic tension, to display the darkness of this piece. The poetic idea of this piece is about a man that is cheated on by his significant other he still has love in his heart for her, and dreams about his passion. But only to see at the end of the dream that she has truly moved on. This piece represents great crescendo phrases the dynamic cause the piece to have color and an interesting take on it.
German Text.
Ich grolle nicht, und wenn das Herz auch bricht,
Ewig verlor’nes Lieb! ich grolle nicht.
Wie du auch strahlst in Diamantenpracht,
Es fällt kein Strahl in deines Herzens Nacht.
Das weiss ich längst. Ich sah dich ja im Traume,
Und sah die Nacht in deines Herzens Raume,
Und sah die Schlang’, die dir am Herzen frisst,
Ich sah, mein Lieb, wie sehr du elend bist.
Ich grolle nicht.
English translation.
I bear no grudge, though my heart is breaking,
O love forever lost! I bear no grudge.
However you gleam in diamond splendour,
No ray falls in the night of your heart.
I’ve known that long. For I saw you in my dreams,
And saw the night within your heart,
And saw the serpent gnawing at your heart;
I saw, my love, how pitiful you are.
I bear no grudge.