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Lüfte einmal nur den Schleier,
Hebe deine weißen Lider! --
Feuervöglein mit Gefunkel
Flattern glitzernd auf und nieder,
Tief in deines Auges Dunkel --
[Assaïdy]1!
Lüfte einmal nur den Schleier!
[Tageslärm, er ist vergessen --
Sieh, schon wirft der Mond]2 im Bogen
Über schwarze Bergzypressen
Goldne Ketten auf die Wogen --
[Assaïdy]1!
Lüfte einmal nur den Schleier!
-- Ufer fern -- so nah die Lippen --
Meeresfluth, wer mag sie trinken?
-- -- Thau von Rosen möcht' ich nippen! --
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Lass, o lass den Schleier sinken,
[Assaïdy]1!
Lüfte einmal nur den Schleier!
Fühle meine Hand, die starke,
Zittre, [Süsse]3, für dein Leben --
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
[Zitternd]4 lenk ich deine Barke,
Willst du jetzt den Schleier heben,
[Assaïdy]1?!
About the headline (FAQ)
View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with: Rosenblätter. Lieder und Sprüche des Volkssängers und Improvisators Assim-Agha Gül hanedé, Dem Neutürkischen nachgedichtet von Bernhardine Schulze-Smidt, Leipzig: Verlag von Schmidt & Günther, 1893, pages 37-38.
Note: There are two typos in the Erdmannsdörfer-Fichtner score. Stanza 4 line 2 "Füle" instead of "Fühle"; stanza 4 line 3 "Süse" instead of "Süsse." Furthermore, some of the spelling has been modernized.
1 Erdmannsdörfer-Fichtner: "Assaiydih!"2 Rheinberger: "Tageslärm ist längst vergessen, / Und der Mond wirft schon"
3 Rheinberger: "Holde"
4 Rheinberger: "bebend"
Text Authorship:
- by Bernhardine Schulze-Smidt (1846 - 1920), as Ernst Oswald, "Der Ruderer (Kaïkdji)", appears in Rosenblätter. Lieder und Sprüche des Volkssängers und Improvisators Assim-Agha Gül hanedé, in Lieder des Ufers (Kenar-scharkileri) [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Turkish (Türkçe) by Assim-Agha Gül-Hanandé , "Kaïkdji" [text unavailable]
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 von Erdmannsdörfer-Fichtner, née Oprawill (1847 - 1916), "Der Ruderer", published 1892 [ voice and piano ], from Türkische Liebeslieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 3, Berlin, Ries & Erler [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Joseph (Gabriel) Rheinberger (1839 - 1901), "Der Ruderer", op. 182 no. 3, published 1885 [ SATB quartet, SATB chorus, and piano ], from Vom goldenen Horn. Türkisches Liederspiel für Solostimmen, gemischten Chor und Pianoforte, no. 3, Leuckart, Leipzig [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor] , Earl Rosenbaum
This text was added to the website: 2012-06-04
Line count: 26
Word count: 112
Only raise your veil once,
Lift your white eyelids! --
Sparkling fire-birds
Flutter, glinting, up and down,
Deep within the darkness of your eyes --
[Assaïdy]1!
Only raise your veil once!
[The bustle of the day, it is forgotten --
See how], over the black mountain cypress trees,
The moon is already arching
Golden chains over the waves --
[Assaïdy]1!
Only raise your veil once!
-- The shore is far away – lips are so close --
The ocean's flood, who could drink it?
-- -- I would like to sip the dew of roses! --
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Let, oh let the veil fall,
[Assaïdy]1!
Only raise your veil once!
Feel my hand, my strong hand,
Quake, [sweet one]3, for your life --
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Tremblingly I steer your barque,
Will you now lift your veil,
[Assaïdy]1?!
About the headline (FAQ)
View original text (without footnotes)Translations of title(s):
"Der Ruderer" = "The oarsman"
"Der Ruderer (Kaïkdji)" = "The oarsman (Kaïkdji)"
2 Rheinberger: "The bustle of the day is long forgotten / And"
3 Rheinberger: "lovely one"
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 Bernhardine Schulze-Smidt (1846 - 1920), as Ernst Oswald, "Der Ruderer (Kaïkdji)", appears in Rosenblätter. Lieder und Sprüche des Volkssängers und Improvisators Assim-Agha Gül hanedé, in Lieder des Ufers (Kenar-scharkileri)
Based on:
- a text in Turkish (Türkçe) by Assim-Agha Gül-Hanandé , "Kaïkdji" [text unavailable]
This text was added to the website: 2020-09-12
Line count: 26
Word count: 129