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by Marie Hirsch (1848 - 1911), as Adalbert Meinhardt

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Singend geschieht mir's, daß ich des...

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Singend geschieht mir's, daß ich des gedenke,
Was ich singend vergessen wollt;
Singend geschieht mir's, daß ich mich versenke
In das, was ich nicht denken sollt.
Denn wenn die klingenden Töne hinziehen,
Kann ich's nicht bergen, kann ich nicht fliehen,
Muß ich es sagen, das sehrende Leid,
Muß ich es klagen, wie ferne wir beid,
Wie so fern wir getrennt [sind für allewige Zeit!
     Für ewige Zeit!]¹

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• C. Hohfeld

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Confirmed with Westermanns illustrierte deutsche Monats-Hefte für das gesamte geistige Leben der Gegenwart, 32. Jahrgang (Dezember 1887), Heft 375, page 296.

¹ Hohfeld: "für allewige Zeit!"

Text Authorship:

by Marie Hirsch (1848 - 1911), as Adalbert Meinhardt, no title, appears in Weshalb? [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 Carl Hohfeld (flourished 1884-1895), "Singend geschieht mir's", published 1892 [ voice and piano ], from Lieder und Gesänge, no. 21, Mainz: Kittlitz-Schott [sung text checked 1 time]

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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "While singing, it happens to me", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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While singing, it happens to me

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

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While singing, it happens to me that I think of that
Which I wanted to forget in singing;
While singing, it happens to me that I immerse myself
In that of which I should not think.
For when the ringing tones flow by
I cannot hide it, I cannot flee,
I must utter it, the pain-filled sorrow,
I must lament how far we two,
How so far we are separated [for all-eternal time!
     For eternal time!]¹

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• C. Hohfeld

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¹ Hohfeld: "for all-eternal time!"

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