Träumen im Winter

Ich träumte, Du wärst bei mir,
   Ich hegte Dich still im Herzen;
Von all' meinen Wonnen Dir
   Erzählt' ich und meinen Schmerzen.

Du hieltest mich bei der Hand
   In seligem Liebeskosen,
Und draußen [blühte]1 das Land
   Im Schmucke der Maienrosen.

[Als ich, erwachend, mich fand]2,
   Noch trunken von Deinem Scherzen:
Wie öd' der Winter im Land',
   Wie öd' der Winter im Herzen!

Translation(s): ENG

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¹ Rheinberger: "erblüht'"
² Rheinberger: "Als ich mich erwachend fand"
Note: the poet was a good friend of Rheinberger's wife and must have given him a copy of the poem before it was published.

Submitted by Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

Authorship

• by Ottilie Kleinschrod, née Stieler (1830 - 1913), "Träumen im Winter", appears in Lyrische Gedichte und Übertragungen nach böhmischer Kunst- und Volks-Poesie, in 2. Liebe, first published 1887 [ author's text checked 1 time]

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 (Gabriel) Rheinberger (1839 - 1901), "Träumen im Winter", op. 26 (Sieben Lieder) no. 4 (1863), published 1871. [medium voice and piano] [ sung text verified 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

• ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , title 1: "Dreaming in winter", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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