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Unter Myrthen und Narzissen Wandelten wir traumverloren, Als Du unter heißen Küssen Weinend Liebe mir geschworen. Unter Myrthen und Narzissen Sahn wir eines Sterns Gefunkel Hoch sich heben, aufwärts schweben, Und die Welt versank in Dunkel.
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Confirmed with Günther Walling (Carl Ulrici), Von Lenz zu Herbst. Dichtungen, Zweite vielfach veränderte Auflage, Leipzig und Berlin: Verlag von Wilhelm Friedrich, 1887, page 16.
Text Authorship:
- by Günther Walling (1839 - 1896), as Karl Ulrici, no title, appears in Von Lenz zu Herbst: Dichtungen, in 1. Lieder, in Lieder aus Sevilla, no. 7 [author's text checked 2 times 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 Maximilian Heidrich (1864 - 1909), "Frühling", op. 8 no. 2, published 1890 [ satb quartet and piano duet ], from Fünf Lieder aus Sevilla, no. 2, Leipzig: Dörffel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hans Hermann (1870 - 1931), "Unter Myrthen und Narzissen", op. 20 no. 2, published 1896 [ voice and piano ], from Lieder aus Sevilla für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 2, Berlin, Schlesinger [sung text not yet checked]
- by Wilhelm Peterson-Berger (1867 - 1942), "Unter Myrthen und Narcissen", op. 14 no. 5 (1890), published 1897 [ voice and piano ], from Ur en kärlekssaga. Sju sånger, no. 5, Stockholm: Hirsch [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Among myrtles and narcissi", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2011-07-26
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Word count: 36
Among myrtles and narcissi We wandered lost in dreams, When, in the midst of fervent kisses, You tearfully vowed love to me. Among myrtles and narcissi We saw the sparkling of a single star Lift itself, floating upwards, And the world sank into darkness.
Translated titles:
"Frühling" = "Springtime"
"Unter Myrthen und Narzissen" = "Among myrtles and narcissi"
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2020 by Sharon Krebs, (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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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Günther Walling (1839 - 1896), as Karl Ulrici, no title, appears in Von Lenz zu Herbst: Dichtungen, in 1. Lieder, in Lieder aus Sevilla, no. 7
This text was added to the website: 2020-05-25
Line count: 8
Word count: 44