5 Songs

Song Cycle by Emma Dahl (1819 - 1896)

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1. I saw thee weep  [sung text not yet checked]

Language: English 
I saw thee weep - the big bright tear
Came o'er that eye of blue;
And then methought it did appear
A violet dropping dew --
I saw thee smile  -- the sapphire's [blaze]1
Beside thee ceased to shine;
It could not match the living rays
That fill'd that glance of thine.

As clouds from yonder sun receive
A deep and mellow dye,
Which scarce the shade of coming eve
Can banish from the sky --
Those smiles unto the moodiest mind
Their own pure joy impart;
Their sunshine leaves a glow behind
That lightens o'er the heart.

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Note: see also Bécquer's Imitación de Byron

1 in some versions, "blue"

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1. Ich sah' dich weinen

Language: German (Deutsch) 
Ich sah' dich weinen / Silberschein umgoss des Augen Blau
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2. Mother o sing me to rest  [sung text not yet checked]

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Mother! oh, sing me to rest
    As in my bright days departed:
    Sing to thy child, the sick-hearted,
Songs for a spirit oppress'd.

Lay this tired head on thy breast!
    Flowers from the night-dew are closing,
    Pilgrims and mourners reposing:
Mother! oh, sing me to rest!

Take back thy bird to its nest!
    Weary is young life when blighted,
    Heavy this love unrequited;
— Mother, oh! sing me to rest!

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Confirmed with Poems of Felicia Hemans in a Collection of Peninsular Melodies 1830, compiled by Peter J. Bolton, Messrs. Goulding and d'Almaine, 1872.


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2. Mutter, o sing' mich zur Ruh!  [sung text not yet checked]

Language: German (Deutsch) 
Mutter, o sing' mich zur Ruh'!
Sing' von den Tagen der Wonnen,
Sing' ob dem Traum, der zerronnen,
Tröstende Lieder mir zu!

Decke, o decke mich zu!
Träumend schon wiegt sich die Ranke,
Pilger schlummern und Kranke –
Mutter, [o sing' mich zur Ruh']1!

Heim in dein Nestchen mich thu'!
Bin um die Jugend betrogen,
Liebe, sie hat mir gelogen –
Mutter, [o sing' mich zur Ruh']2!

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Confirmed with Karl May, Das Buch der Liebe, Dresden, 1875.

1 Kappeller: "decke, o decke mich zu"
2 Kappeller: "heim in dein Nestchen mich tu"

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3. How sad my song

Language: English 
How sad my song
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4. That one dear spot

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That one dear spot
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5. I love him

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Total word count: 234