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Fernab der Zeit liegst du in deinem Grabe Und träumst und träumst, Mich aber jammert es der schönen Tage, Die du versäumst. Mit rothen Rosen kränz ich deinen Hügel -- Spürst du den Duft? Dringt's nicht wie Sonnenglanz und Liebesodem In deine Gruft? Wach' auf mein Lieb! Willst du den Lenz verschlafen Und seine Pracht? Der kleine Vogel, den du liebst vor allen, Singt jede Nacht. Weiß ist mein Arm und meine Lippen brennen, Der Ampel Licht Blitzt wie ein Sternlein durch das Kammerfenster -- Du siehst es nicht! Die Sehnsucht kreist mir ruhelos im Blute, Ach, dass du kämst Und all mein Leid und meine große Liebe An's Herze nähmst!
Confirmed with Anna Ritter, Gedichte, Neunte Auflage, Stuttgart und Berlin: J.G. Cotta'sche Buchhandlung Nachfolger, 1900, pages 52-53.
Text Authorship:
- by Anna (Nuhn) Ritter (1865 - 1921), "Wach' auf mein Lieb", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Das Ringlein sprang entzwei, no. 34 [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 Hans Hermann (1870 - 1931), "Wach' auf mein Lieb", published 1898 [ voice and piano ], from Sechs Gedichte für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 1, Bremen, Praeger & Meier [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Wake up, my love", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2011-08-29
Line count: 20
Word count: 109
Far away from time, you lie in your grave And dream and dream, I, however, am sorry about the beautiful days That you are missing. I garland your burial mound with roses -- Do you discern the scent? Does it, like the radiance of sunshine and the breath of love, Penetrate your sepulchre? Wake up, my love! Do you wish to sleep through springtime And its splendour? The little bird that you love best Sings every night. My arm is white and my lips burn, The lamp's light Sparkles like a star through the chamber window -- You do not see it! Yearning circles restlessly in my blood, Ah, that you would come And take all my sorrow and my great love To your heart!
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Anna (Nuhn) Ritter (1865 - 1921), "Wach' auf mein Lieb", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Das Ringlein sprang entzwei, no. 34
This text was added to the website: 2023-10-09
Line count: 20
Word count: 123