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Six German songs for voice, clarinet, and piano
Song Cycle by Louis [Ludwig] Spohr (1784 - 1859)
View original-language texts alone: Sechs deutsche Lieder für eine Singstimme, Klarinette und Klavier
Ich wahrte die Hoffnung tief in der Brust, Die sich ihr vertrauend erschlossen, Mir strahlten die Augen voll Lebenslust, Wenn mich ihre Zauber umflossen, Wenn ich ihrer schmeichelnden Stimme gelauscht, Im Wettersturm ist ihr Echo verrauscht, Sei still mein Herz, und denke nicht dran, Das ist nun die Wahrheit, das Andre war Wahn. Die Erde lag vor mir im Frühlingstraum, Den Licht und Wärme durchglühte, Und wonnetrunken durchwallt ich den Raum, Der Brust entsproßte die Blüte, Der Liebe Lenz war in mir erwacht, Mich durch rieselt Frost, in der Seele ist Nacht. Sei still mein Herz, und denke nicht dran, Das ist nun die Wahrheit, das Andre war Wahn. Ich baute von Blumen und Sonnenglanz Eine Brücke mir durch das Leben, Auf der ich wandelnd im Lorbeerkranz Mich geweiht dem hochedelsten Streben, Der Menschen Dank war mein schönster Lohn, Laut auf lacht die Menge mit frechem Hohn, Sei still mein Herz, und denke nicht dran, Das ist nun die Wahrheit, das Andre war Wahn.
Authorship:
- by Karl Friedrich, Freiherr von Schweitzer (1797 - 1847)
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Guarda silenci, cor meu", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Wees stil, mijn hart", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Allen Shearer) , "Be still, my heart", copyright © 2002, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Sois calme mon cœur", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Taci, cuore mio", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- POR Portuguese (Português) (Elke Beatriz Riedel) , "Aquiete-se, meu coração", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
I once harbored hope deep in my breast Which, trusting, unlocked to her; My eyes were radiant with joie de vivre While her magic encircled me. But when I harkened to her beguiling voice The echo died away in the storm. Be still, my heart, and give it no thought: This now is reality, the rest was delusion. Earth lay before me in a spring dream Suffused with warmth and light, And drunk with joy I wafted through space, Blossoms burst forth from my breast; Love's springtime awakened in me. Now frost shudders through me; in my soul it is night. Be still, my heart, and give it no thought: This now is reality, the rest was delusion. Out of sunshine and flowers I built myself A bridge through life Passing over which, laurel-crowned, I devoted myself to the noblest of strivings. Man's gratitude was my finest reward; The crowd laughs aloud now with impudent scorn. Be still, my heart, and give it no thought: This now is reality, the rest was delusion.
Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2002 by Allen Shearer, (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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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Karl Friedrich, Freiherr von Schweitzer (1797 - 1847)
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Line count: 24
Word count: 174
Im Fliederbusch ein Vöglein saß In der stillen, schönen Maiennacht, Darunter ein Mägdlein im hohen Gras In der stillen, schönen Maiennacht. Sang Mägdlein, hielt das Vöglein Ruh', Sang Vöglein, hört' das Mägdlein zu, Und weithin klang Der Zwiegesang Das mondbeglänzte Thal entlang. Was sang das Vöglein im Gezweig Durch die stille, schöne Maiennacht? Was sang doch wohl das Mägdlein [gleich]1 Durch die stille, schöne Maiennacht? Von Frühlingssonne das Vögelein, Von Liebeswonne das Mägdelein. Wie der Gesang Zum Herzen [drang]2, [Vergess']3 ich nimmer mein [Lebelang]4!
Authorship:
- by Robert Reinick (1805 - 1852), "Zwiegesang", appears in Lieder eines Malers mit Randzeichnungen seiner Freunde, appears in Lieder, in Frühling und Liebe, first published 1838
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Duet", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , no title, copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Duetto", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- POR Portuguese (Português) (Elke Beatriz Riedel) , "Canto a dois", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
First published in Deutscher Musenalmanach auf das Jahr 1837, p. 217.
Confirmed with Robert Reinick, Lieder eines Malers mit Randzeichnungen seiner Freunde, neu herausgegeben von Adolf Bothe, München: Verlag Rösl u. Cie., 1919, page 4
1 omitted by Mangold2 W. Berger and Mangold: "klang"
3 Dresel: "Vergeß'"
4 in Reinick's later versions (1838, 1844, etc.): "Leben lang" (used by W. Berger and Mangold)
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In the lilac bush a little bird sat In the quiet, lovely May night; Below, a maiden [sat] in the high grass In the quiet, lovely May night. When the maiden sang, the little bird was quiet, When the little bird sang, the maiden listened, And over a long distance rang out Their duet Alongside the moon-bright valley. What was the little bird singing in the branches Through the quiet, lovely May night? For that matter, what was the maiden singing Through the quiet, lovely May night? Of the spring's sun [sang] the little bird, Of the splendor of love [sang] the maiden. How that song Exhilarated my heart, I will never forget for the rest of my life.
Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Robert Reinick (1805 - 1852), "Zwiegesang", appears in Lieder eines Malers mit Randzeichnungen seiner Freunde, appears in Lieder, in Frühling und Liebe, first published 1838
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"Zwiegesang" = "Duet"
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Line count: 18
Word count: 119
Ich blick' in mein Herz und ich blick' in die Welt, Bis [vom Auge die brennende]1 [Thräne mir fällt]2, Wohl leuchtet die Ferne [mit goldenem]3 Licht, Doch hält mich der Nord -- ich erreiche sie nicht -- O die Schranken so eng, und die Welt so weit, Und so flüchtig die Zeit! Ich weiß ein Land, wo [aus]4 sonnigem Grün Um versunkene Tempel die Trauben [glühn]5, Wo die purpurne Woge das Ufer beschäumt, [Und]6 von kommenden Sängern der Lorbeer träumt; Fern lockt es und winkt dem verlangenden Sinn, Und ich kann nicht hin. [Und]7 hätt' ich Flügel, durch's Blau der Luft Wie wollt' ich baden im Sonnenduft! Doch umsonst! Und Stunde auf Stunde entflieht -- Vertraure die Jugend -- begrabe das Lied -- O die Schranken so eng, und die Welt so weit, Und so flüchtig die Zeit!
Authorship:
- by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884), "Sehnsucht"
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Nostàlgia", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Hunkering", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Allen Shearer) , "I look in my heart and I look at the world", copyright © 2002, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Nostalgie", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Nostalgia", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- POR Portuguese (Português) (Elke Beatriz Riedel) , "Saudade", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Confirmed with Gedichte von Emanuel Geibel, Neununddreißigste Auflage, Berlin, Verlag von Alexander Duncker, 1855, page 26. Note: modern German spelling would change "Thräne" to "Träne"
1 Schumann, Spohr: "von schwimmenden Auge die"2 Schnorr von Carolsfeld: "Träne fällt"
3 Schnorr von Carolsfeld: "im goldenen"
4 Schnorr von Carolsfeld: "in"
5 Schnorr von Carolsfeld: "blüh'n"
6 Schnorr von Carolsfeld: "Wo"
7 Schumann, Spohr: "O"
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I look in my heart and I look at the world Till out of my [burning]1 eyes a tear falls. Though the distance glows with golden light, The north wind tells me I shall not reach it. Ah! How narrow our confines, how wide the world, And how fleeting is time! I know a land where in sun-filled greenery Grapes gleam among sunken temples, Where the purple wave covers the shore with foam And laurels dream of singers to come. It lures from afar and beckons my longing soul, And I cannot go there! If I had wings to fly through the blue How I would wish to bathe in sun's fragrance! But in vain! Hour flees upon hour; Pass your youth in mourning, bury your song. Ah! How narrow our confines, how wide the world And how fleeting is time!
Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2002 by Allen Shearer, (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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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884), "Sehnsucht"
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View original text (without footnotes)1 Schumann and Spohr versions: "clouded"
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Line count: 18
Word count: 141
Alles still in süßer Ruh, Drum, mein Kind, so schlaf auch du! Draußen säuselt nur der Wind: Su, susu! schlaf ein, mein Kind! [Schließ du]1 deine Äugelein, Laß sie wie zwei Knospen sein! Morgen, wenn die Sonn' erglüht, Sind sie wie die Blum' erblüht. Und die Blümlein schau' ich an, Und die Äuglein küss' ich dann, Und der Mutter Herz vergißt, Daß es draußen Frühling ist.
Authorship:
- by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874), no title, appears in Kinderlieder, in Wiegenlieder I, no. 1
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Cançó de bressol", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Ruth Rainero) , "All is still in sweet repose", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Berceuse", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Ninnananna", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- POR Portuguese (Português) (Elke Beatriz Riedel) , "Canção de ninar", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Confirmed with Kinderlieder von Hoffmann von Fallersleben. Erste vollständige Ausgabe besorgt durch Dr. Lionel von Donop, Zweite Auflage, Berlin, G. Grote'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1878, pages 26-27.
Note: in many older editions, the spelling of the word "Äugelein" becomes "Aeugelein", but as can be seen in how "über" becomes "Ueber" when capitalized, this is due to the printing process and not to rules of orthography, so we use "Äugelein".
See also this text that makes use of the second and third stanzas.
1 Kücken: "Schließe"Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
All is still in sweet repose, Therefore, my child, you, too, must sleep. Outside is but the rustle of the wind, Sh, sh, sh, go to sleep, my child. Close your little eyes, Let them be two little buds. Tomorrow when the sun shines, They will blossom like flowers. And I gaze at the little flowers, And I kiss the little eyes, And a mother's heart forgets That it is spring outside.
Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Ruth Rainero, (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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- a text in German (Deutsch) by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874), no title, appears in Kinderlieder, in Wiegenlieder I, no. 1
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Line count: 12
Word count: 73
Es gibt geheime Schmerzen, Sie klaget nie der Mund, Getragen tief im Herzen Sind sie der Welt nicht kund. Es gibt ein heimlich Sehnen, Das scheuet stets das Licht, Es gibt verborgne Tränen, Der Fremde sieht sie nicht. Es gibt ein still Versinken In eine innre Welt, Wo Friedensauen winken, Von Sternenglanz erhellt, Wo auf gefallnen Schranken Die Seele Himmel baut, Und jubelnd den Gedanken Den Lippen anvertraut. Es gibt ein still Vergehen In stummen, öden Schmerz, Und Niemand darf es sehen, Das schwergepreßte Herz. Es sagt nicht was ihm fehlet, Und wenn's im Grame bricht, Verblutend und zerquälet, Der Fremde sieht sie nicht. Es gibt einen sanften Schlummer, Wo süßer Frieden weilt, Wo stille Ruh' den Kummer Der müden Seele heilt. Doch gibt's ein schöner Hoffen, Das Welten überfliegt, Da wo am Herzen offen Das Herz voll Liebe liegt.
Authorship:
- by Ernst Koch (1808 - 1858)
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "La cançó secreta", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Het geheime lied", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Allen Shearer) , "The secret song", copyright © 2002, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Le chant secret", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Il canto segreto", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- POR Portuguese (Português) (Elke Beatriz Riedel) , "A canção secreta", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
There are secret pains Whose lament is never tongued; Borne deep in the heart They are unknown to the world. There is a secret longing That always shies from the light; There are hidden tears A stranger does not see. There is a quiet sinking Into an inner world Where peaceful meadows beckon, Lit by the gleam of stars, Where, all boundaries fallen, The soul raises Heaven And with jubilation Confides its thoughts to the lips. There is a quiet passing Into silent, desolate pain, And no one is allowed to see That heavy-pressed heart. It does not say what it needs, And though it breaks with grief, Tortured to death and bleeding, The stranger does not see it. There is a gentle slumber Where sweet peace abides, Where quiet rest heals the cares Of the weary soul. There is yet a lovely hoping That soars above all worlds, Where, open to another heart, The heart lies filled with love.
Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2002 by Allen Shearer, (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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Line count: 32
Word count: 160
Was stehst du [bange]1 Und sinnest nach? Ach! schon so lange Ist Liebe wach. Hörst du das Klingen Allüberall? Die Vöglein singen Mit süßem Schall. Aus Starrem sprießet Baumblättlein weich, Das Leben fließet Um Ast und Zweig. Das Tröpflein schlüpfet Aus Waldesschacht, Das Bächlein hüpfet Mit Wallungsmacht. Der Himmel neiget In's Wellenklar, Die Bläue zeiget Sich wunderbar. Ein heit'res [Schmiegen]2 Zu Form und Klang, Ein ew'ges Fügen Im ew'gen Drang! Was stehst du bange Und sinnest nach? Ach! schon so lange Ist Liebe wach.
Authorship:
- by Rudolf Kulemann (1811 - 1899), "Wach auf!"
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Desperta!", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Word wakker!", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Ruth Rainero) , "Awaken!", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Réveille-toi !", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Svegliati!", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- POR Portuguese (Português) (Elke Beatriz Riedel) , "Acorde!", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Published in Morgenblatt für gebildete leser, July 1837
1 In many editions of the Spohr setting, the typo "lange" appears here but not in the final stanza. This is corrected in the Dohr edition. Folker Göthel writes about this mistake in Thematisch-Bibliographies Verzeichnis der Werke von Louis Spohr, Tutzing/Germany, 1981, p. 506 (with thanks to Michael Leinert for the information). It is not in the original poem.
2 Spohr: "Schwingen"
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Why do you stand there brooding [with fear]1? Ah, so long does love stay awake! Do you hear the ringing all around? The birds are singing with such sweet sounds. Soft leaves are sprouting from the rigid branches, Life is flowing through bough and twig. Little drops are gliding from the forest hollows, The brook leaps with abundant strength. The heavens bow towards the clear waves, The blueness is wondrously revealed, A bright flourish of shape and sound, An endless yielding to endless impulse. Why do you stand there brooding [with fear]1? Ah, so long does love stay awake!
Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Ruth Rainero, (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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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Rudolf Kulemann (1811 - 1899), "Wach auf!"
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View original text (without footnotes)1 Spohr setting: "so long"
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Line count: 28
Word count: 99