Serenade des Troubadours
Language: German (Deutsch)
Zwei lange Stunden steh ich vor deiner Tür
Und sing das neue Lied: "Liebchen, komm zu mir!"
Der Mond sieht lächelnd auf mich hernieder,
Auswendig kennt er all meine Lieder,
Abend für Abend sieht er mich stehn,
Nächte um Nächte hört er mich fleh'n!
Kaum kommt die Sonne, schleich' ich nach Haus,
Die frechen Spatzen lachen mich aus,
"Mein holdes Liebchen, ach komm zu mir:
Wenn du nicht kommen willst, lass' mich zu dir!"
Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Eduard Hermes (1818 - 1905), "Serenade des Troubadours", op. 92 (Vier Männerchöre) no. 3, published 1884 [ men's chorus ], Berlin, Ries & Erler [sung text not yet checked]
- by Erik Meyer-Helmund (1861 - 1932), "Serenade des Troubadours", op. 3 (Vier Lieder für 1 mittlere Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 4, published 1883 [ medium voice and piano ], Hamburg, Rahter, also set in French (Français) [sung text checked 1 time]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Serenade of the troubadour", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs
[Guest Editor] This text was added to the website: 2007-03-12
Line count: 10
Word count: 74
Serenade of the troubadour
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
For two long hours I've been standing in front of your door
And I am singing the new song: "Darling, come to me!"
The moon looks down upon me with a smile,
He knows all of my songs by heart;
Evening after evening he sees me standing there,
Night after night he hears me pleading!
When the sun is just appearing, I creep home,
The audacious sparrows laugh at me,
"My lovely darling, ah, come to me:
If you do not wish to, then let me come to you!"
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2022 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.
Contact: licenses@email.lieder.example.net
Based on:
This text was added to the website: 2022-04-18
Line count: 10
Word count: 89
