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O Lindenduft, o Lindenbaum, Ihr mahnt mich wie ein Kindheitstraum, Wo ich euch immer finde. Die Linden lieb' ich überaus; Es stand ja meines Vaters Haus Im Schatten einer Linde. Im Sommer, wann die Linden blüh'n, Wie da die Bienchen sich bemüh'n Und saugen so geschwinde. Mein Vater liebte Bienen sehr, Drum ist mir noch vom Vater her Ein heilger Baum die Linde. Im Lindenschatten schmeckt der Wein, Und schmeckt ein Küßchen doppelt fein Von einem schönen Kinde. Dem Vater bring' ich dieses Glas, Der auch nicht gerne trocken saß Im Schatten einer Linde.
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Confirmed with Gesammelte Schriften von David Friedrich Strauß, 12. Band, Bonn, Verlag von Emil Strauß, 1877, p. 75.
Text Authorship:
- by David Friedrich Strauß (1808 - 1874), "Linde", written 1849 [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 Karl Appel (1812 - 1895), "O Lindenduft, o Lindenbaum", op. 48 (Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 1, published 1877 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Kahnt [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Bernhard Ernst Scholz (1835 - 1916), "Im Schatten einer Linde", op. 49 (Vier Gesänge für 1 Stimme mit Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1879 [ voice and piano ], Breslau, Hainauer [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2014-04-25
Line count: 18
Word count: 94
Oh linden scent, oh linden tree, Like a dream from childhood you remind me, Wherever I find you. I love linden trees exceedingly; For my father’s house stood In the shade of a linden tree. In summertime when the linden trees bloom, How the little bees are so industrious And suck [the nectar] so swiftly! My father loved bees very much, Hence, in memory of my father, I still regard The linden tree as holy. In the shade of a linden tree, wine And a little kiss are twice as tasty -- [A kiss from] a lovely girl. I raise this glass to my father, Who also did not like to sit without a drink In the shade of a linden tree.
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Translations of title(s):
"Im Schatten einer Linde" = "In the shade of a linden tree"
"Linde" = "Linden tree"
"O Lindenduft, o Lindenbaum" = "Oh linden scent, oh linden tree"
Text Authorship:
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by David Friedrich Strauß (1808 - 1874), "Linde", written 1849
This text was added to the website: 2017-02-16
Line count: 18
Word count: 121