In Summer | Because summer has come

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by (Karl) Wilhelm Osterwald (1820 - 1887)

Translation © by Michael P Rosewall

Im Sommer

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Da der Sommer kommen ist
   Blüthen auszustreuen,
Will ich in der kurzen Frist
Deiner, die du schöner bist,
   Mich von Herzen freuen.

Mich erfüllt mit süßer Ruh
   Deine holde Nähe,
Flüsterst du mir leise zu
Nur ein heimlich liebes Du,
   Schwindet jedes Wehe.

Wie ein Augenblick verrinnt,
   Muß der Lenz verschweben,
Doch die Ewigkeit beginnt
Wo das Herz ein Herz gewinnt,
   Sterbend erst zu leben.

Wenn an deinem Angesicht
   Meine Blicke hangen,
Weiß ich, ob ich lebe, nicht,
Traum', ich wäre leicht und licht
   Schon von hinnen gangen.

Text Authorship:

by (Karl) Wilhelm Osterwald (1820 - 1887), "Im Sommer", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Erstes Buch: Lieder, no. 107, first published 1848 [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 Ernst Paul Flügel (1844 - 1912), "Im Sommer", op. 23 (Vier Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Klavierbegleitung) no. 2, published 1881 [ voice and piano ], Breslau, Hientzsch [sung text not yet checked]
by Robert Franz (1815 - 1892), "Im Sommer", op. 11 (Sechs Gesänge) no. 4, published 1847 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Stern & Co. [sung text not yet checked]

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

ENG English (Michael P Rosewall) , "In Summer", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Harry Joelson

This text was added to the website: 2010-11-13
Line count: 20
Word count: 88

In Summer

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Because summer has come,
Scattering its blossoms,
I will tell, in this brief season
How you, who are more beautiful,
Make my heart so glad.

I am suffused by the sweet peace
Of your delightful nearness,
You entice me softly
Only you, secretly, lovingly,
Diminish my every care.

Like a fleeting moment,
The bloom of youth must fade,
Yet eternity begins
Where one heart wins another;
Dying only to live.

When on your face
My glance lingers,
I know not if I am living;
Dreaming, I may be weightless and bright
Already departed from this life.

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a text in German (Deutsch) by (Karl) Wilhelm Osterwald (1820 - 1887), "Im Sommer", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Erstes Buch: Lieder, no. 107, first published 1848
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This text was added to the website: 2024-10-01
Line count: 20
Word count: 96