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Two songs for baritone
Translations © by Johann Winkler
Song Cycle by Antonín Dvořák (1841 - 1904)
View original-language texts alone: Dvě písně pro baryton
Kdybys, milé děvče, sedalo na trůnu, dal bych ti udělat ze zlata korunu, z nejdražšího zlata, co mě v srdci svítí, hvězdu života pak do ní zasaditi.
Text Authorship:
- by Adolf Heyduk (1835 - 1923), appears in Spisy: Z pouti na Kavkaz, first published 1902
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If thou, beloved girl, wouldst sit on the throne, I'd give thee a crown of gold, of the most valuable gold, that gleams in my heart, and the star of life I would then set into it.
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- Translation from Czech (Čeština) to English copyright © 2020 by Johann Winkler, (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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- a text in Czech (Čeština) by Adolf Heyduk (1835 - 1923), appears in Spisy: Z pouti na Kavkaz, first published 1902
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This text was added to the website: 2020-03-26
Line count: 8
Word count: 37
A kdybys písní stvořená, tak věčně bych Tě zpíval, a hvězdou-li, tak na nebe po celý věk se díval, a palmou-li kdes v oase, v tvém stínu chtěl bych sníti, a kdybys byla chudobkou, chtěl bych tvou slzou býti.
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- by Adolf Heyduk (1835 - 1923), appears in Spisy: Z pouti na Kavkaz, first published 1902
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And hadst thou made songs, I'd sing them all for you, and wert thou a star, I'd look to heaven all the time, and wert thou a palm-tree in an oasis, I'd like to sleep in thy shadow, and if thou wert a daisy, I'd like to be your tear.
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- Translation from Czech (Čeština) to English copyright © 2020 by Johann Winkler, (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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- a text in Czech (Čeština) by Adolf Heyduk (1835 - 1923), appears in Spisy: Z pouti na Kavkaz, first published 1902
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Translator's note: The last line makes sense if you understand that "daisy" = "day's eye".
This text was added to the website: 2020-03-26
Line count: 8
Word count: 50