Let me, with eyes that are half blind

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by Justinus (Andreas Christian) Kerner (1786 - 1862)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Laß mit Augen, die halb blind

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Laß mit Augen, die halb blind,
Mich in dein Gedenkbuch schreiben:
Bitte Gott, mein liebes Kind!
[Lange noch ein]¹ Kind zu bleiben.

Zähle dich noch lange nicht
Zu den Fräulein und den Frauen,
Eine Frühlingsblüte licht
Sei noch lange anzuschauen!

Ach! es kommt so bald die Zeit,
Wo der Frühling ist verschwunden,
Wo es donnert, wo es schneit
Und das Herz trägt tiefe Wunden.

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

• H. Linke

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Confirmed with Justinus Kerner Werke, Zweiter Teil, Gedichte, ed. Raimund Pissin, Berlin, Leipzig, Wien, Stuttgart: Deutsches Verlagshaus Bong & Co., 1914, page 261

¹ Linke: "Noch recht lang'"

Text Authorship:

by Justinus (Andreas Christian) Kerner (1786 - 1862), "In das Album eines jungen Mädchens" [author's text checked 1 time 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 Hermann Linke , "Albumblatt", op. 3 (Zwanzig Lieder meist im Volkston) no. 3, published 1876 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Kahnt [sung text checked 1 time]

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Let me, with eyes that are half blind

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Let me, with eyes that are half blind,
Write in your autograph album:
Pray to God, my dear child,
To remain a child for a long time yet.

Not for a long time yet
Count yourself among the young ladies and the women,
For a long time yet,
Be a bright spring flower for us to gaze upon!

Ah! the time will come so quickly,
When spring has vanished,
When it thunders, when it snows
And the heart must suffer deep wounds.

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Translated titles:
"In das Album eines jungen Mädchens" = "In the album of a young maiden"
"Albumblatt" = "Album leaf"

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Justinus (Andreas Christian) Kerner (1786 - 1862), "In das Album eines jungen Mädchens"
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This text was added to the website: 2013-09-05
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Word count: 82