Mir immer wieder unbegreiflich
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): ENG
Mir immer wieder unbegreiflich,
Wenn ich in meinem Dorfe geh'
Und plötzlich unter goldnem Maien
Am Bach ein wildes Dirnlein seh' --
Dann denk ich gleich,
Das muss doch rein
Vom Himmel niederfallen sein.
Und wenn dazu die Amsel singt,
Der schwarze Vogel im Blütenweiß,
Und ich der wilden Dirne breche
Vom Busch ein blaues Fliederreis --
Dann denk ich gleich,
Ich muss doch rein
Vom Himmel niederfallen sein.
About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with Carl Hauptmann Aus meinem Tagebuch, Berlin: S. Fischer Verlag, 1900, page 79.
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- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Unfathomable", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Unfathomable
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch)
Again and again it is unfathomable to me,
When I am walking in my village
And suddenly under golden branches
Along the brook I see a wild maiden --
Then I immediately think,
She must have sheer
Fallen from heaven.
And when a blackbird sings the while,
A dark bird against the white of the blossoms,
And from the bush I break
A bleu sprig of lilac for the maiden --
Then I immediately think,
I must have sheer
Fallen from heaven.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2014 by Sharon Krebs, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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