by
Ottilie Kleinschrod, née Stieler (1830 - 1913), as Ottilie Malybrok-Stieler
Verlassen
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): ENG
Die Nacht liegt über den Wäldern,
Der Mond küßt die Rosen im See;
Das ist die Stunde der Sehnsucht;
Den Busen durchzittert ein Weh.
Ich schau in die Nacht, und vom Auge
Die brennende Thräne mir fällt;
Wie bin ich doch nun so verlassen,
Als lebt' ich allein auf der Welt.
Die Nacht liegt über den Wäldern,
Den Busen durchzittert das Weh;
Mein Lieb, ach fort ist's gegangen,
Auf Erden ich's nimmermehr seh'!
Confirmed with O. Malybrok-Stieler, Lyrische Gedichte und Uebertragungen nach böhmischer Kunst- und Volks-Poesie, Prag: Druck und Verlag von J. Otto, 1887, page 33.
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- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Forsaken", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Forsaken
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch)
Night lies upon the forests,
The moon kisses the water-lilies in the lake;
That is the hour of yearning;
A hurt trembles through my bosom.
I look into the night, and from my eye
The burning tear falls;
How I am so utterly forsaken now,
As if I alone lived upon the earth!
Night lies upon the forests,
Pain trembles through my bosom;
My love, ah, has gone away,
Nevermore on this earth shall I see my love!
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This text was added to the website: 2017-06-30
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