Song of love | In the dark foliage a bird

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by August Silberstein (1827 - 1900)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Minnelied

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Im dunkeln Laube flüstert
Ein Vöglein wie im Traum, 
Der Abend dämmert und düstert,
Nur Düfte geh'n im Raum. 

   O komm, mein Lieb, zum Garten,
   Erschein' und säume nicht,
   Du Stern mit deinem zarten
   Viellieben Angesicht! 

Der Himmel sel'ger Minne 
Senkt sich herab und naht,
Die Nacht mit mildem Sinne,
Verhüllt den Erdenpfad.

   O hab' ein süß Erbarmen
   Und lös' mein Herz von Pein  -- 
   Du Lieb, aus deinen Armen
   Geh' ich zum Himmel ein!

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• B. Randhartinger • A. Titl

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Confirmed with Deutsche Kunst in Bild und Lied. Original-Beiträge Deutscher Maler, Dichter und Tonkünstler, herausgegeben con Albert Traeger, elfter Jahrgang, Leipzig: Druck und Verlag des lithographischen Institutes von J. G. Bach, 1869, page 7.

Text Authorship:

by August Silberstein (1827 - 1900), "Minnelied" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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Song of love

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Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

In the dark foliage a bird
Whispers as if in a dream,
The evening is becoming twilit and gloomy,
Only scents waft about the region.

   Oh come, my love, to the garden,
   Appear and do not delay,
   You star with your delicate,
   Much-loved face!

The heaven of blissful love
Descends and approaches;
In its gentle spirit, the night 
Veils the earthly pathway.

   Oh take sweet pity upon me
   And release my heart from suffering --
   You darling, from your arms
   I enter Heaven!

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a text in German (Deutsch) by August Silberstein (1827 - 1900), "Minnelied"
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This text was added to the website: 2020-06-26
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Word count: 83