In a dismal hour when misfortune threatens

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Singable translation by Bruno Tutenberg (1887 - 1968)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

In trüber Stund' wenn Unglück dräut

Language: German (Deutsch) after the Russian (Русский)

Our translations: ENG

In trüber Stund' wenn Unglück dräut
Erglänzt aus nebelhafter Fern',
Gleich einem holden Strahlenstern
Dein treues Auge mir noch heut'.

Es kommt mir oft ein schöner Traum
Als trenne uns nicht Zeit noch Raum,
Bei Tag und Nacht bist du bei mir,
Ich teile Freud und Glück mit dir.

Vor dir entweicht mein Unglücksstern
Zurück in nebelgraue Fern'...
Von neuem fühl ich Lebenslust
Und Lieb' zu dir in meiner Brust.

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Text Authorship:

Singable translation by Bruno Tutenberg (1887 - 1968) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Based on:

a text in Russian (Русский) by Daniil Maximovich Rathaus (1868 - 1937)
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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Konstantin Gorny , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2004-03-01
Line count: 12
Word count: 70

In a dismal hour when misfortune...

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

In a dismal hour when misfortune threatens,
From the misty distance glows forth,
Like a lovely beaming star,
Your faithful eyes for me today yet.

I am often visited by a beautiful dream,
As if time and expanse did not separate us;
By day and night you are with me,
I share happiness and good fortune with you.

Before you my star of ill-fate 
Retreats into the foggy grey distance...
I feel the joy of life anew
And love for you within my breast.

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Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2018 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 Bruno Tutenberg (1887 - 1968)
- Go to the text page.

Based on:

a text in Russian (Русский) by Daniil Maximovich Rathaus (1868 - 1937)
- Go to the text page.

This text was added to the website: 2018-06-27
Line count: 12
Word count: 84