In the early morning, in the early morning when the sun wakens

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by Otto Roquette (1824 - 1896)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

In der Früh, in der Früh, wenn die Sonn'...

Language: German (Deutsch)

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In der Früh, in der Früh, wenn die Sonn' erwacht,
Von dem Fenster bieg' ich die Reben,
Hab' geträumet von dir wohl die ganze Nacht.
Grüß dich Gott, grüß dich Gott, du mein Leben!

Über Tag, über Tag, was ich schaff' und tu,
Blick ich hundert Mal um die Reben,
Denn mein Sinnen ist dein und mein Denken bist du,
Grüß dich Gott, grüß dich Gott, du mein Leben!

Und zu Nacht, und zu Nacht, bei der Sterne Schein,
Schlägt der Wind mir an's Fenster die Reben,
Wach ich auf, denk' ich dein, über's Jahr bist du mein,
Grüß dich Gott, grüß dich Gott, du mein Leben!

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Confirmed with Otto Roquette, Gedichte, dritte veränderte u. vermehrte Aufl., J.G. Cotta’scher Verlag, Stuttgart, 1880, page 14.

Text Authorship:

by Otto Roquette (1824 - 1896), "Über Tag und Nacht" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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In the early morning, in the early...

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Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

In the early morning, in the early morning when the sun wakens,
I bend the vines in my window out of the way,
I dreamt of you the whole night long.
God greet you, God greet you, you my life!

During the day, during the day, whatever I accomplish and do,
I peek around the vines a hundred times,
For my thoughts are yours and you are my thinking,
God greet you, God greet you, you my life!

And at night, and at night, by the shining of the stars,
When the wind whips the vines against my window
If I waken, I think of you, in a year you shall be mine,
God greet you, God greet you, you my life!

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Translations of title(s):
"Über Nacht und Tag" = "All night and day"
"Über Tag und Nacht" = "All day and night"
"Grüss dich Gott, du mein Leben" = "God greet you, my life"
"Grüss dich Gott" = "God greet you"

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