Translation Singable translation by William Joseph Westbrook (1831 - 1894)

Wo dunkle Tannen steh'n
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the German (Deutsch) 
Ich möchte schlafen geh'n 
Dort, wo die Hügel wallen 
Und wo die Tannen steh'n , 
Da möcht' ich niederfallen 
Und, ohne Herzensqual, 
Zum allerletzten Mal 
Die weißen Wolken seh'n 
Und ewig schlafen geh'n.

O, langersehnte Lust, 
Die Menschen zu vergessen 
Und diese heisse Brust 
In kühlem Thau zu netzen! 
Ein letzter kurzer Traum 
Am stillen Waldessaum 
Von Zeiten gar zu schön, 
So möcht' ich schlafen geh'n.

Ich habe lang gewacht 
In süsser Hoffnung trunken, 
Nun ist in Todesnacht 
Der Liebe Stern versunken; 
Fahr' wohl, du Himmelslicht, 
Fürwahr, ich zage nicht: 
Wo dunkle Tannen steh'n 
Da möcht' ich schlafen geh'n.

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Where moutains tow'r to heaven
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch) 
Where moutains tow'r to heaven 
Would I all softy layme, 
And where the firtrees stand 
Would I in sleep delayme. 
And there, without regret, 
Would watch the clouds sail past 
E'en though I knew full well, 
That glance would be my last.

O pleasure long desired, 
To know no more of sorrow, 
To dip in cooling dew 
And know no coming morrow, 
To dream a last short dream 
Upon the forest steep 
Of long past happy days, 
And then for ever sleep.

Long have I watched here 
And hope all fear has banished. 
But now in death's dark night 
My one lone star has vanished; 
Farewell thou heavenly light; 
Though round earth's storms may roar, 
From 'neath the deep shade 
My soul to heav'n will soar.

Note: the score has two typos not shown above in the version of the parallel translation shown at the beginning of the score, but they do not appear among the musical notes themselves. They are: stanza 3, line 2, word 2 ("hape") and stanza 3, line 6, word 1 ("Tough").


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Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2021-02-08
Line count: 24
Word count: 126