In the field a maiden is singing | In the field a maiden is singing

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by Margarete Susman (1874 - 1966)

Translation © by Emily Ezust

Im Feld ein Mädchen singt

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG FIN FRE

Im Feld ein Mädchen singt... 
Vielleicht ist ihr Liebster gestorben,
Vielleicht ist ihr Glück verdorben,
Dass ihr Lied so traurig klingt.

Das Abendrot verglüht,
Die Weiden stehn und schweigen,
Und immer noch so eigen
Tönt fern das traurige Lied.

Der letzte Ton verklingt.
Ich möchte zu ihr gehen.
Wir müssten uns wohl verstehen,
Da sie so traurig singt.

Das Abendrot verglüht,
Die Weiden stehn und schweigen.

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

• R. Stöhr

R. Stöhr sets stanzas 1-3

Text Authorship:

by Margarete Susman (1874 - 1966) [author's text not yet checked 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 Jean Sibelius (1865 - 1957), "Im Feld ein Mädchen singt", op. 50 (Sechs Gesänge (Six Songs)) no. 3 (1906) [ voice and piano ], also set in Finnish (Suomi) [sung text checked 1 time]
by Richard Stöhr (1874 - 1967), "Im Feld ein Mädchen singt", op. 54 (Fünf Lieder) no. 5, published [1918], stanzas 1-3 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig: C.F.W. Siegel [sung text checked 1 time]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

Also set in Finnish (Suomi), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Jean Sibelius.

Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "In the field a maiden is singing", copyright © 2020
FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Dans le champ une jeune fille chante", copyright © 2009, (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: 14
Word count: 66

In the field a maiden is singing

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

In the field a maiden is singing...
perhaps her beloved has died,
perhaps her happiness is ruined,
for her song sounds so desolate.

The sunset is fading,
the willows stand silent,
and ever so unique, 
that far-off, mournful song resounds.

The last note fades away.
I wish to go to her.
Surely we would understand each other,
for she sings so plaintively.

The sunset is fading,
the willows stand silent.

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2020 by Emily Ezust
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