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Leichte Lüfte, linde, süße, Wehend sanft im Haine: Bringt ihr von der Liebsten Grüße, Oder holt ihr meine? Wollt ihr von der Holden sagen, Wie sie mein gedenke, Wie sie [sich]1 in stillen Klagen [Meinethalb]2 versenke? Oder gibt das milde Fächeln Süßer Worte Kunde, Ausgehaucht mit leisem Lächeln, Und den Schalk im Munde? Fliegt mit euren leichten Schwingen Nur von Ort zu Orte! Weiß ich doch, ihr müßt mir bringen Grüße, Klagen, Worte! Könntet ihr zum Weh'n nur taugen, Leerer Hauche Schatten! Würd' ich euch so in mich saugen, So vor Lust ermatten? Wozu glaubt ihr, daß ich Lieder Euch vertrau, und Klagen, Als [um]3 zur Geliebten wieder Schnell [sie]4 hinzutragen?
J. Lang sets stanzas 1-2, 4, 6
About the headline (FAQ)
View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with P.C., Ernst Friedrich Georg Otto's von der Malsburg Poetischer Nachlaß und Umrisse aus seinem innern Leben, Cassel: In Commission bei J.J. Bohné, 1825, pages 123-124.
1 Lang: "nun"2 Lang: "Seufzend sich"
3 Lang: "nun"
4 Lang: "mich"
Text Authorship:
- by Ernst Friedrich Georg Otto, Freiherr von der Malsburg (1786 - 1824), "Luft", appears in Poetischer Nachlaß und Umrisse aus seinem innern Leben, in Vermischte Gedichte, in Vier Lieder, no. 1 [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 Josephine Lang (1815 - 1880), "Lied", op. 2 (Sechs teutsche [sic] Lieder) no. 4 (<<1834), published 1834, stanzas 1-2,4,6 [ voice and piano ], München, Falter und Sohn, note: first published without an opus number; designated by Lang in 1867 as op. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Harald Krebs) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2006-06-25
Line count: 24
Word count: 115
Light breezes, gentle sweetness Blowing softly in the grove, Do you bring greetings from my beloved, Or do you come to fetch mine? Are you trying to tell me How the lovely one thinks of me, [How she]1 immerses herself, [In soft laments because of me?]2 Or does the gentle fanning bring Tidings of sweet words, Breathed with a quiet smile, And a roguish expression on her lips? Fly with your light wings From place to place; I know that you must bring me Greetings, laments, words. If you were only good for blowing, [You] breaths of empty shadows, Would I inhale you thus, [Would I] thus languish in passion? For what reason do you think I entrust you with songs and laments, Other than to carry [them]3 Quickly back to my beloved?
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"Lied" = "Song"
"Luft" = "Air"
2 Lang: "Sighing, in soft laments?"
3 Lang: "me now"
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Ernst Friedrich Georg Otto, Freiherr von der Malsburg (1786 - 1824), "Luft", appears in Poetischer Nachlaß und Umrisse aus seinem innern Leben, in Vermischte Gedichte, in Vier Lieder, no. 1
This text was added to the website: 2006-06-25
Line count: 24
Word count: 136