by Theophilus Julius Henry Marzials (1850 - 1920)
Translation Singable translation by Helen Dellenbauch Tretbar (1835 - 1902)

Ein Schäferlied
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Duft'ge Mispelblume, 
zartes Blüthenmeer,
Ich sah sie in der Frühlingszeit,
und liebte sie seither!

Des Lenzes holder Zauber
aus ihrem Auge strahlt
und laut der Vögel Hohelied
im Lande rings erschallt!

Schneeblüth weisser Rosen,
rother Rosen Glanz,
sie pflückt und ward des Strauches Zier
Am Altar zum bunten Kranz!

Am weissen Busen prangte 
manch' Knösplein grün umlaubt,
und als sie ging verneigten sich
der Lilien sanftes Haupt.

Scharlach Gluth des Mohnes
goldner Ährer Pracht!
Die weil das Volk beim Erntefest
gar lustig singt und lacht.

Erhascht ich sie beim Apfelbaum
Lieb' Vöglein schweigen müsst
denn acht! Es war ein süsser Kuss
den forten ich geküsst!

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  • ENG English [singable] (Helen Dellenbauch Tretbar) , "A pastoral"


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Word count: 105

A pastoral
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch) 
Flower of the medlar,
Crimson of the quince,
I saw her at the blossomtime
And loves her even since!

She swept the draughty pleasance,
The blooms had left the trees,
The whilst the birds sang canticles
In cheery symphonies.

Whiteness of the white rose,
Redness of the red,
Whe went to cull the blushrosebuds
To tie at the altarhead.

Same she laid in het bosom
And some around het brows,
And as she past the lily heads
All beck's and made their bows.

Scarlet of the poppy 
Yellow of the corn,
The men were at the garnering
A shouting in the morn;

I chased her to a pippin tree
The waking birds all whist,
And oh! it was the sweetest kiss
That I have ever kiss'd!

From the Van der Stucken score

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Researcher for this page: Hanne-Joost Peeters

This text was added to the website: 2009-02-15
Line count: 24
Word count: 126