by Justus Friedrich Reinhard Spitzner (1863 - 1922), as Reinhard Volker
Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Wenn sich leis dein Fächer rührt
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Wenn sich leis dein Fächer rührt
Duftet es wie Nachtviolen,
Wie der Blüte Atemholen,
Die den Kuß des Mondes spürt;
     Märchenlande, lichtumflossen,
     Liegen golden [mir]1 erschlossen,
     Wenn sich leis dein Fächer rührt.

Wenn er schaukelt, wenn er schwebt,
Wundersam mein Herz [erbebt]2,
Vor dem leichten Hauche schwanken
Meine trotzigsten Gedanken,
     Und die roten Feuerfunken
     Wirbeln durcheinander trunken,
     Wenn sich leis dein Fächer rührt.

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•   B. Bock 

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Confirmed with Fliegende Blätter, CXX. Band (1904), Nro. 3053, page 51.

1 There is a typo in the Bock score: "mit"
2 Bock: "durchbebt"

Text Authorship:

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Berta Bock (1857 - 1945), "Fächerlied", subtitle: "(Columbine.)", op. 9 no. 2, published c1910 [voice and piano], Leipzig: Fritz Schuberth Jr. [ sung text checked 1 time]

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  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , subtitle: "(Columbine.)", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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This text was added to the website: 2019-04-29
Line count: 14
Word count: 66

When your fan moves quietly
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch) 
When your fan moves quietly
There is a scent of violets,
Like the breathing of a blossom
That feels the kiss of the moon;
    Fairy-tale lands, engulfed by light,
    Golden, lie revealed before me,
    When your fan moves quietly.

When it moves to and fro, when it hovers,
[My heart trembles wondrously]1,
My most froward thoughts 
Sway before the light breath [of your fan],
    And the red sparks of fire
    Whirl intoxicatedly in confusion,
    When your fan moves quietly.

Subtitle: "(Columbine.)"

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Translations of title(s):
"Columbine" = "Colombine"
"Fächerlied" = "Fan-song"

1 Bock: "A thrill trembles wondrously through my heart"

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  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2019 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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This text was added to the website: 2019-05-11
Line count: 14
Word count: 81