Whirring tambourine, I swing you

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by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Schwirrend Tamburin, dich schwing ich

Language: German (Deutsch) after the Spanish (Español)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE POR

Schwirrend Tamburin, dich schwing ich,
Doch mein Herz ist weit von hier.

Tamburin, ach könntst du's wissen,
Wie mein Herz von Schmerz zerrissen,
Deine Klänge würden müssen
Weinen um mein Leid mit mir.

Weil das Herz mir will zerspringen,
Laß ich hell die Schellen klingen,
Die Gedanken zu versingen
Aus des Herzens Grunde mir.

Schöne Herren, tief im Herzen
Fühl ich immer neu die Schmerzen,
Wie ein Angstruf ist mein Scherzen,
Denn mein Herz ist weit von hier.

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by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Die Musikantin", appears in Gedichte, in 8. Aus dem Spanischen [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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a text in Spanish (Español) by Alvaro Fernandez de Almeida
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Line count: 14
Word count: 80

Whirring tambourine, I swing you

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Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Whirring tambourine, I swing you,
But my heart is far from here.

Tambourine, ah, if you could know
How my heart is torn with pain,
Your sounds would have to weep
With me over my sorrow.

Because my heart is bursting,
I let the jingles ring out brightly,
To sing away the thoughts
From the depths of my heart.

Handsome men, deep in my heart
I feel the pain ever anew,
My jesting is like a cry of fear,
For my heart is far from here.

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Translated titles:
"Die Musikantin" = "The musician"
"Tamburinschlägerin" = "Tambourine player"
"Die Tamburinschlägerin" = "The tambourine player"

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Die Musikantin", appears in Gedichte, in 8. Aus dem Spanischen
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Based on:

a text in Spanish (Español) by Alvaro Fernandez de Almeida
- Go to the text page.

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This text was added to the website: 2009-09-21
Line count: 14
Word count: 89