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Eh wir weitergehen, Lass uns stille stehen, Hier ist Alles ruhig, weit und klar. Eine Blüthendolde Von dem gelben Golde Dieses Strauches in Dein braunes Haar! Seine Zweige hängen Schwer und voll und drängen Über uns mit süsser Kraft herein. Lass uns stehn und warten -- Tief im fernsten Garten Kann die Liebe nicht [geborg'ner]1 sein. Eine alte Weise Klingt verträumt und leise, Und Du siehst mich an und lächelst hold. Quellen gehn und rinnen -- Ach, was [nun]2 beginnen -- ? Sieh: es regnet Glück und Sonnengold!
Confirmed with the anthology Jugend, Nr. 16, München & Leipzig: G. Hirth's Kunstverlag, 1899, page 252.
Note: contemporary German would change the following spelling: "Blüthendolde" -> "Blütendolde"
1 Berg: "verborg'ner"2 Berg: "jetzt"
Text Authorship:
- by Felix Lorenz (1875 - 1930), "Wo der Goldregen steht" [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 Alban Maria Johannes Berg (1885 - 1935), "Wo der Goldregen steht", 1902 [ voice and piano ], from Jugendlieder, Vol. I (1901-04), no. 5 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Manuel Capdevila i Font) , "On hi ha la pluja d’or", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Where the laburnum stands", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Où se tient le cytise", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 18
Word count: 86
Before we walk onward Let us stand still; Here everything is quiet, expansive and clear. [Let me tuck] a blossoming sprig From the yellow gold Of this bush into your brown hair! Its branches hang Heavy and full, and they crowd in Above us with sweet verdure. Let us stand and wait Deep in the most distant garden Love cannot be more concealed. An old tune Sounds dreamily and quietly, And you look at me and smile beautifully. Water-springs bubble and run, Ah, what’s to begin now? See, it is raining down happiness and sun-gold.
Text Authorship:
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Felix Lorenz (1875 - 1930), "Wo der Goldregen steht"
This text was added to the website: 2017-05-29
Line count: 18
Word count: 95