Love is as beautiful as the red of dawn

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by Louise Brachmann (1777 - 1822)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Lieb' ist schön wie Morgenröthe

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

    Lieb' ist schön wie [Morgenröthe]¹,
Die den [dunkeln]² Raum belebt!
Lieblich, wie des [Hirten]³ Flöte,
Die an sanfter Lippe schwebt!
 
    Mächtig zieht Natur die Seele
Zu dem liebsten, zweiten Ich,
Aber heil'gere Befehle
Regen früh im Innern sich.
 
    Weh' dem Herzen, das von Schimmer
Und von Glut der Liebe spricht,
Glüht in seinen Schlägen nimmer
Dankbar fromme Kindespflicht.
 
    Eh' uns die gewalt'ge Liebe
Noch zu Lust und Schmerz bewegt,
Hat mit großmuthsvollen Triebe
Schon uns Aelterntreu gepflegt.

J. Lang sets stanzas 1-2

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Confirmed with Novellen von Louise Brachmann, Nürnberg: bei Johann Leonhard Schrag, 1822, page 161.

¹ Lang: "Morgen Röthe"
² Lang: "dunklen"
³ Lang (spelling error in both manuscripts): "Hirden"

Text Authorship:

by Louise Brachmann (1777 - 1822), no title, appears in Das Pyrenäenthal [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by Josephine Lang (1815 - 1880), "Lied", 1830s, stanzas 1-2 [voice and piano], unpublished [ sung text verified 1 time]

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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2016-12-14
Line count: 16
Word count: 82

Love is as beautiful as the red of dawn

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

   Love is as beautiful as the red of dawn
That gives life to the dark world!
As lovely as the shepherd's flute
That hovers on soft lips!
 
    Powerfully, nature draws the soul
To the most beloved, second self,
But holier commands
Stir early within our spirits.
 
    Woe to the heart that speaks of the shimmer
And of the blaze of love,
In its throbbing never glow
The embers of grateful, pious filial duty.
 
    Before mighty love yet moves us
To joy and to sorrow,
With magnanimous urges
Our parents' faithfulness has nurtured us.

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Translation of title "Lied" = "Song"

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Louise Brachmann (1777 - 1822), no title, appears in Das Pyrenäenthal
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This text was added to the website: 2016-12-14
Line count: 16
Word count: 94