by Friedrich Hermann Frey (1839 - 1911), as Martin Greif
Translation © by Marianne Beate Kielland

Bild der Liebe
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG FRE NOR
Vom Wald umgeben
Ein Blütenbaum -
So lacht ins Leben
Der Liebe Traum,
Ihm nah verbunden
Und fern zugleich,
Bis er entschwunden
Dem Zauberreich.

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

  • ENG English (Dr Michael P. Rosewall) , "Portrait of Love", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Image d'amour", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • NOR Norwegian (Bokmål) (Marianne Beate Kielland) , "Kjærlighetsbilde", copyright © 2008, (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.
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Word count: 23

Kjærlighetsbilde
Language: Norwegian (Bokmål)  after the German (Deutsch) 
Omsluttet av skogen
- et blomstrende tre -
slik ler i livet
drømmens kjærlighet,
nært forbundet
men samtidig så fjern,
til den forsvinner
i trylleriket.

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  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to Norwegian (Bokmål) copyright © 2008 by Marianne Beate Kielland, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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This text was added to the website: 2008-03-27
Line count: 8
Word count: 23