Song for XXX | Light, like enchanting fairies

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by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)

Translation © by Laura Prichard

Lied für XXX

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE

Leicht, wie gaukelnde Sylphiden,
Flattern süsser Schwärmereien
Auf den süssen Rose bleiben
Lose wie die Waidchen hin.
Küsse diese, küsse jene,
Küsse, küsse warm und heiss.
Fessle flüchtig Alles Schöne
Rasch in deinen Zauberkreis.
 
In dem Spiel beseelten Träumen,
Wiege, süsse Träumereien
Über junge Blüten Keime
Träumerisch dein Leben hin.
Träume wie die Rosen währen,
Wenn die Weste sie umwehn,
Ach, die Wahrheit sind die Tränen
Nur im Träumen lebt sich's schön.

Note (provided by Laura Prichard): this text was written for and the song composed for the married singer Agnus Carus.

Text Authorship:

by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856) [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 Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Lied für XXX", 1827, published 1984 [sung text checked 1 time]

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Cançó per a XXX", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Lied voor XXX", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Laura Prichard) , "Song for XXX", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Chant pour XXX", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani , Laura Prichard [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2008-03-31
Line count: 16
Word count: 72

Song for XXX

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Light, like enchanting fairies,
Flutters sweet raptures
Down onto sweet roses
As delicate woad blossoms.
Kiss this one, kiss that one,
Kiss, kiss warmly and lovingly.
Bind everything fleeting and beautiful
Quickly into your fairy ring.
 
In the play of inspired dreams,
Sweet reveries sway
Over young, sprouting seeds
Dreaming your life away.
Dreams persist like roses,
When the West Wind caresses them,
Alas, truth is found in tears:
Only in dreams, is life itself so beautiful.

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2020 by Laura Prichard, (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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a text in German (Deutsch) by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)
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This text was added to the website: 2020-01-03
Line count: 16
Word count: 77