What the young lad called after her | Maiden, do not ask the breezes

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by Friedrich Leopold, Graf zu Stolberg-Stolberg (1750 - 1819)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Nachruf des Jünglings

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Mädchen, frage nicht die Lüfte,
Nicht die kühlen Abenddüfte!
   Hesper, Luna, Nachtigall
Fühlen nicht dein leises Sehnen,
Können deuten deine Thränen
   Im geheimen Mondenstrahl.

Ich nur kann's! ich kann's, du Süße!
Mädchen, eil' in meine Küsse!
   Sauge Lieb' um Liebe ein!
Wer da einsam will genießen,
Wird mit bittern Thränen büßen.
   Laß mich dein auf ewig seyn!

Confirmed with Gedichte der Brüder Christian und Friedrich Leopold Grafen zu Stolberg, Erster Theil, Wien: Im Verlage bei J.B. Wallishausser, Hamburg: bei Perthes und Besser, 1821, page 235, part of "Oden, Lieder und Balladen. Erster Theil."

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by Friedrich Leopold, Graf zu Stolberg-Stolberg (1750 - 1819), "Nachruf des Jünglings" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , title 1: "What the young lad called after her", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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What the young lad called after her

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Maiden, do not ask the breezes,
Not the cool scents of evening!
   Evening star, moon, nightingale
Do not feel your quiet yearning,
Cannot interpret the tears [you weep]
   In the secret moonbeam.

Only I can do so, I can, you sweet one!
Maiden, hasten to my kisses!
   Inhale love upon love!
Whoever wants to enjoy in solitude,
Shall repent with bitter tears.
   Let me be yours for eternity!

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Leopold, Graf zu Stolberg-Stolberg (1750 - 1819), "Nachruf des Jünglings"
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This text was added to the website: 2015-01-15
Line count: 12
Word count: 68