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Schöne Sennin, noch einmal Singe deinen Ruf in's Thal, Daß die frohe Felsensprache Deinem hellen Ruf erwache. Horch, o Mädchen, wie dein Sang In die Brust den Bergen drang, Wie dein Wort die Felsenseelen Freudig fort und fort erzählen! Aber einst, wie Alles flieht, Scheidest du mit deinem Lied, Wenn dich Liebe fortbewogen, Oder dich der Tod entzogen. Und verlassen werden stehn, Traurig stumm herübersehn Dort die grauen Felsenzinnen Und auf deine Lieder sinnen.
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View text with all available footnotesConfirmed with Nicolaus Lenau's sämtliche Werke in einem Band, herausgegeben von G. Emil Barthel, Zweite, durch eine Biographie des Dichters vermehrte Auflage, Leipzig: Druck und Verlag von Philipp Reclam jun., [no year], page 89
Text Authorship:
- by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850), "Die Sennin", appears in Gedichte, in 4. Viertes Buch, in Reiseblätter (Viertes Buch) [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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Beautiful herdswoman, once more Sing your song into the valley. So that the happy utterance of the rocks Awakens to your bright song! Listen, oh maiden, how your singing Has penetrated into the breast of the mountains, How the souls of the rocks repeat Your words over and over! But sometime, as everything passes, You and your song shall depart, When love has lured you away, Or death has taken you. And, forsaken will stand, Looking at us sadly mute, The grey rocky crags, And will ponder your songs.
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Translated titles:
"Die Sennin" = "The herdswoman"
"Schöne Sennin, noch einmal" = "Beautiful herdswoman, once more"
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850), "Die Sennin", appears in Gedichte, in 4. Viertes Buch, in Reiseblätter (Viertes Buch)
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This text was added to the website: 2008-09-12
Line count: 16
Word count: 90