Brahms Drei Intermezzi 1 (1892)

Johannes Brahms: Drei Intermezzi No. 1 komponiert 1892 Kerstin Sieben-Kaiser, Piano #Brahms #lament #piano Lady Anne Bothwell’s Lament Baloo, my babe, lie still and sleep; It grieves me sore to see thee weep. When thou art merry, I am glad; Thy weeping makes my heart full sad. Baloo, my boy, thy mother’s joy, Thy father breeds thee much annoy. Baloo, my babe, Baloo, my boy, thy mother’s joy, Baloo, my babe, lie still and sleep. Baloo, my babe, lie still awhile, And when thou wakest, sweetly smile, But do not smile as father did To cozen maidens, God forbid. But now I fear that thou will leer, Thy father’s flattering heart to bear. Baloo, my babe . . . When he began to court my love, With sugared words he did me move, His feigning face and flattering tears That unto me in time appears. But now I see that cruelty Cares neither for my babe nor me. Baloo, my babe . . . Now by