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by Friedrich Martin von Bodenstedt (1819 - 1892)
Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Gelb rollt mir zu Füßen der brausende...
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Azerbaijani (Azərbaycan dili) 
Our translations:  ENG FRE
Gelb rollt mir zu Füßen der brausende Kur,
im tanzenden Wellengetriebe,
hell lächelt die Sonne, mein Herz und die Flur,
o wenn es doch immer so bliebe.

Rot funkelt im Glas der kachetische Wein,
es füllt mir das Glas meine Liebe,
und ich saug' mit dem Wein ihre Blicke ein,
o wenn es doch immer so bliebe.

Die Sonne geht unter, schon dunkelt die Nacht,
doch mein Herz, gleich dem Sterne der Liebe,
flammt im tiefsten Dunkel, in hellster Pracht,
o wenn es doch immer so bliebe.

In das schwarze Meer deiner Augen rauscht,
der reißende Strom meiner Liebe;
komm, Mädchen, es dunkelt, und niemand lauscht,
o wenn es doch immer so bliebe.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Friedrich Martin von Bodenstedt (1819 - 1892), no title, appears in Die Lieder des Mirza-Schaffy, in Nachklänge aus der Schule der Weisheit, no. 1 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Based on:

  • a text in Azerbaijani (Azərbaycan dili) by Mirzə Şəfi Vazeh (1794 - 1852) [text unavailable]
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Ingeborg Bronsart von Schellendorf (1840 - 1913), "Gelb rollt mir zu Füßen", op. 8 no. 4, published 1879 [ voice and piano ], from Sechs Lieder des Mirza Schaffy, no. 4, Leipzig, Kahnt [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Ferdinand Oskar Eichberg (1845 - 1898), "Gelb rollt mir zu Füssen", op. 10 no. 10, published 1882 [ voice and piano ], from Hafisa. Ein Liedercyklus aus Bodenstedt's Mirza-Schaffy , no. 10, Berlin, Paez [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Ludwig Grünberger (1839 - 1896), "Gelb rollt mir zu Füssen", op. 13 (Sieben Lieder des Mirza-Schaffy für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1876 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Hans Huber (1852 - 1921), "Gelb rollt mir zu Füssen", op. 13 (Mirza-Schaffy-Lieder. 13 Lieder des Mirza-Schaffy ) no. 3, published 1887 [ voice and piano ], Basel, Schwabe [sung text not yet checked]
  • by (Karl) Emil Kauffmann (1836 - 1909), "O, wenn es doch immer so bliebe", op. 17 (Zehn Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 5, published 1884 [ alto or baritone and piano ], Tübingen, Laupp [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Fritz Külz (1887 - 1949), "Gelb rollt mir zu Füssen der brausende Kur", op. 43 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1878 [ voice and piano ], Naumburg, Rudolph [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Ludwig Liebe (1819 - 1900), "O, wenn es doch immer so bliebe", op. 105 no. 6, published 1888 [ baritone or mezzo-soprano and piano ], from Bodenstedt-Liebe-Album, no. 6 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Carl Mahlberg , "Gelb rollt mir zu Füssen der brausende Kur", op. 35 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1884 [ voice and piano ], Breslau, Hientzsch (Dinger) [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Hermann Marschall (1839 - 1888), "Gelb rollt mir zu Füssen", op. 11 no. 1, published 1874 [ voice and piano ], from Die Lieder des Mirza-Schaffy. Nachklänge aus der Schule der Weisheit, no. 1, Leipzig, Kahnt [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Friedrich August Naubert (1839 - 1897), "Gelb rollt mir zu Füssen der brausende Kur", op. 5 (Neun Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1877 [ voice and piano ], Weimar, Kühn [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Heinrich Rietsch (1860 - 1927), "Lied des Mirza Schaffy", op. 7 (Drei Gesänge für vier Männerstimmen) no. 3, published 1899 [ vocal quartet for male voices ], Wien, Eberle [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Anton Grigoryevich Rubinstein (1829 - 1894), "Gelb rollt mir zu Füßen", op. 34 no. 9 (1854), from Zwölf Lieder von Mirza-Schaffy, no. 9, also set in Russian (Русский) [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by János Végh (1845 - 1918), as Johann Végh, "O wenn es doch immer so bliebe", published 1869 [ voice and piano ], from Zwölf Gedichte, Heft 2, no. 11, Pest: Táborszky & Parsch; Wien: F. Wessely; Leipzig: Fr. Hofmeister, Nr. 72 [sung text checked 1 time]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

  • Also set in Russian (Русский), a translation by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893) ; composed by Gennady Osipovich Korganov, Anton Grigoryevich Rubinstein.
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English [singable] (Constance Bache) (William Stigand, né Stigant) , "Gold rolls here beneath me"
  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2003-11-08
Line count: 16
Word count: 113

Golden swells at my feet the rushing...
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch) 
Golden swells at my feet the rushing Kura River
In the dancing bustle of the waves,
The sun smiles brightly, as do my heart and the meadow,
Oh, that it would ever remain thus!

The Kakhetian wine sparkles red in the glass,
My glass is filled by my beloved,
And with the wine I draw in her glances as well,
Oh,that it would ever remain thus!

The sun is sinking, already night is darkening,
But my heart, like the star of love,
Flames in the deepest darkness, in brightest splendour.
Oh, that it would ever remain thus!

Into the black sea of your eyes rushes
The raging river of my love;
Come, maiden, it is getting dark and no one is eavesdropping.
Oh, that it would ever remain thus!

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Translated titles:
"Gelb rollt mir zu Füßen" = "Golden swells at my feet"
"O, wenn es doch immer so bliebe" = "Oh, that it would ever remain thus"
"Gelb rollt mir zu Füssen der brausende Kur" = "Golden swells at my feet the rushing Kura River"
"Lied des Mirza Schaffy" = "Song of Mirza Schaffy"


Text Authorship:

  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2013 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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Based on:

  • a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Martin von Bodenstedt (1819 - 1892), no title, appears in Die Lieder des Mirza-Schaffy, in Nachklänge aus der Schule der Weisheit, no. 1
    • Go to the text page.

Based on:

  • a text in Azerbaijani (Azərbaycan dili) by Mirzə Şəfi Vazeh (1794 - 1852) [text unavailable]
    • Go to the text page.

 

This text was added to the website: 2013-10-03
Line count: 16
Word count: 129

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