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Du kommst zu mir im Traume, So wie du leibst und lebst, Und weilst bei mir im Raume Voll Huld, bis du entschwebst. Ich sehe dich vor mir stehen Mit deiner schönen Gestalt, Und Zeichen und Wunder geschehen Aus deiner Zaubergewalt. Sammtweiche, dunkle Augen, Langwimperig, schauen mich an, Blinzelnde Blicke saugen Am Herzen dem seligen Mann. Die Lippen so roth und minnig, Sie lächeln den meinen so nah, Sie plaudern so süß und sinnig Von Glück, und das Glück ist da. So spiegeln meine Träume Mir deines Bildes Glanz Wie sprühende Wellenschäume Des Regenbogens Kranz. Du aber, du Strahlende, sage: Darf ich mit Liebesmacht Zu dir nicht kommen bei Tage Wie du zu mir bei Nacht?
Text Authorship:
- by Julius Wolff (1834 - 1910), "Du kommst zu mir im Traume", appears in Singuf: Rattenfängerlieder, first published 1881 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Hans Sommer (1837 - 1922), "Du kommst zu mir im Traume", op. 4 no. 7 (1882/83), published 1884 [ voice and piano ], from Hunold Singuf. Rattenfängerlieder nach Julius Wolff's Dichtungen, no. 7, Braunschweig, H. Litolff [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Tu m’arribes en somnis", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "You come to me in my dreams", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2010-02-25
Line count: 24
Word count: 116
You come to me in my dreams, Just as you are in real life, And you linger beside me in the room Full of benevolence, before you float away. I [still] see you standing before me With your beautiful figure, And signs and miracles occur Through your magical power. Velvet-soft, dark eyes, Long-lashed, gaze at me, Blinking glances attach themselves To the heart of the bliss-filled man. Your lips so red and loving, They smile so close to mine, They speak so sweetly and passionately Of joy, and joy is there. Thus my dreams mirror The radiance of your image Like the spraying foam of the waves [Mirrors] the wreath of the rainbow. But you, you shining one, tell me: May I not with the might of love Come to you by day As you come to me by night?
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2014 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 Julius Wolff (1834 - 1910), "Du kommst zu mir im Traume", appears in Singuf: Rattenfängerlieder, first published 1881
This text was added to the website: 2014-04-30
Line count: 24
Word count: 140