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Schlaf' nicht mehr! zwei junge Rosen Mit dem Frühthau bring' ich dir, Heller als bei Liebeskosen Silberthränen glüh'n sie Dir. Frischer nach der Wetter Tosen Glänzt das Laub, ist rein die Luft; Und die Blumenthränen kosen Heimlich mit dem Blumenduft.
Confirmed with Gesammelte Schriften, Volumes 7-8: Russische Dichter. Deutsch von Friedrich Bodenstedt. III. Michaïl Lermontoff, Kolzoff und Andere. Vierter Band, Berlin, Verlag der Königlichen Geheimen Ober-Hofbuchdruckerei (R. von Decker), 1866, page 143.
Modernized spelling:
Schlaf' nicht mehr! zwei junge Rosen Mit dem Frühtau bring' ich dir, Heller als bei Liebeskosen Silbertränen glüh'n sie Dir. Frischer nach der Wetter Tosen Glänzt das Laub, ist rein die Luft; Und die Blumentränen kosen Heimlich mit dem Blumenduft.
Text Authorship:
- by Friedrich Martin von Bodenstedt (1819 - 1892), "Zwei Rosen", appears in Russische Dichter [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Russian (Русский) by Afanasy Afanas'yevich Fet (1820 - 1892), no title, written 1847
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Pauline Viardot-García (1821 - 1910), "Zwei Rosen", VWV 1055 (1863) [ voice and piano ], confirmed with a CD booklet, also set in French (Français), also set in Russian (Русский) [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Two roses", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2009-05-04
Line count: 8
Word count: 40
Do not sleep any longer! I bring you Two young roses, wet with morning dew. They shall glow for you more brightly than The silvery tears evoked by the caresses of love. After the tempests the foliage Shines more freshly, the air is pure, And the tears of the flowers secretly exchange Caresses with the scent of the flowers.
Text Authorship:
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Martin von Bodenstedt (1819 - 1892), "Zwei Rosen", appears in Russische Dichter
Based on:
- a text in Russian (Русский) by Afanasy Afanas'yevich Fet (1820 - 1892), no title, written 1847
This text was added to the website: 2009-05-04
Line count: 8
Word count: 59