Meadow saffron | Oh, do not give to me the fully-opened rose

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by Emil Rudolf Osman, Prinz von Schönaich-Carolath (1852 - 1908)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

O gib mir nicht die volle Rose

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG FRE

O gib mir nicht die [volle]¹ Rose,
Die man nur Glückserkornen [reicht;]²
Mir ziemt die [kühle]³ Herbstzeitlose,
Die auf dem Grab des Sommer [bleicht]⁴.

Sie spricht von tiefem Heimverlangen
Und kündet, daß auf immerdar
Ein Glück an uns vorbeigegangen,
Das unbeschreiblich selig war.

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• J. Marx

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Confirmed with Der Freiherr – Regulus – Der Heiland der Tiere, Drei Novellen von Prinz Emil von Schönaich-Carolath, G.J. Göschen’sche Verlagshandlung, Leipzig, 1907, page 59.

¹ Marx: "voll erblühte"
² Marx: "gibt,"
³ Marx: "matte"
⁴ Marx: "blüht"

Text Authorship:

by Emil Rudolf Osman, Prinz von Schönaich-Carolath (1852 - 1908), no title, appears in Der Freiherr [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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

by Joseph Marx (1882 - 1964), "Herbstzeitlose", 1909, published 1912 [medium voice, piano], in Lieder und Gesänge, II. Folge, Nr.20 [ sung text verified 1 time]

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This text was added to the website: 2006-10-02
Line count: 8
Word count: 48

Meadow saffron

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Oh, do not give to me the fully-opened rose
That one only gives to those destined for happiness.
For me the meadow saffron is more appropriate,
[The flower] that blooms on summer's grave.

It speaks of a deep yearning for home
And proclaims that forevermore
A happiness has passed us by
That was indescribably beautiful!

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Emil Rudolf Osman, Prinz von Schönaich-Carolath (1852 - 1908), no title, appears in Der Freiherr
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This text was added to the website: 2006-10-02
Line count: 8
Word count: 55