English translations of Liebeslieder, opus 5

by Heinrich Rietsch (1860 - 1927)

1. Es schauen die Blümlein alle  [sung text not yet checked]
by Heinrich Rietsch (1860 - 1927), "Es schauen die Blümlein alle", op. 5 (Liebeslieder) no. 5
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Es schauen die Blumen alle
Zur leuchtenden Sonne hinauf;
Es nehmen die Ströme alle
Zum leuchtenden Meere den Lauf.

Es flattern die Lieder alle
Zu meinem leuchtenden Lieb -
Nehmt mit meine Tränen und Seufzer,
Ihr Lieder, wehmütig und trüb!

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Note: this text can also be found as an appendix to Buch der Lieder under the heading "Zu Lyrisches Intermezzo". First published in 1822 in Gesellschafter oder Blätter für Geist und Herz, a Berlin periodical

by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)
1. All the flowers gaze
Language: English 
All the flowers gaze
up to the brilliant sun;
All the streams run
to the gleaming sea.

All songs flutter
to my bright love -
Take along with you my tears and sighs,
You songs so mournful and dreary!

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