English translations of 5 Lieder des Mirza Schaffy, opus 10

by (Karl Friedrich) Gustav Brah-Müller (1839 - 1878)

1. Mein Herz schmückt sich mit dir  [sung text not yet checked]
by (Karl Friedrich) Gustav Brah-Müller (1839 - 1878), "Mein Herz schmückt sich mit dir", op. 10 (5 Lieder des Mirza Schaffy) no. 1, published 1868 [ soprano or tenor and piano ]
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Mein Herz schmückt sich mit dir, wie sich
der Himmel mit der Sonne schmückt,
du gibst ihm Glanz und ohne dich,
bleibt es in dunkle Nacht [entrückt]1.

Gleich wie die Welt all' ihre Pracht 
verhüllt, wenn Dunkel sie umfließt,
und nur, wenn ihr die Sonne lacht,
zeigt, was sie Schönes in sich schließt.

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1 Frank: "verhüllt"

by Friedrich Martin von Bodenstedt (1819 - 1892)
1.
Language: English 
My heart adorns itself with you, as does
the sky with the sun,
you give it radiance and without you
it remains lost in dark night.

Just as the world hides all its glory,
when darkness flows around it,
and only when the sun smiles upon it
shows what beauty it contains.

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"Mein Herz schmückt sich mit dir, wie sich" = "My heart adorns itself with you, as does"
"Mein Herz schmückt sich mit Dir!" = "My heart adorns itself with you!"
"Lied an Zuleikha" = "Song to Suleika"



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2. Neig' schöne Knospe  [sung text not yet checked]
by (Karl Friedrich) Gustav Brah-Müller (1839 - 1878), "Neig' schöne Knospe", op. 10 (5 Lieder des Mirza Schaffy) no. 2, published 1868 [ soprano or tenor and piano ]
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Neig' [schöne]1 Knospe, dich zu mir,
Und was ich bitte das tu' mir!
Ich will dich [pflegen und]2 halten;
[Du sollst bei mir erwarmen
Und sollst in meinen Armen
Zur]3 Blume dich entfalten.

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1 Quilter: "schön' "
2 M. Hauptmann: "pflegen, will dich"
3 M. Hauptmann: "Bei mir sollst du erwarmen, in meinen Armen;/ Bei mir sollst du zur"

by Friedrich Martin von Bodenstedt (1819 - 1892)
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3. Die helle Sonne leuchtet  [sung text not yet checked]
by (Karl Friedrich) Gustav Brah-Müller (1839 - 1878), "Die helle Sonne leuchtet", op. 10 (5 Lieder des Mirza Schaffy) no. 3, published 1868 [ soprano or tenor and piano ]
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Die helle Sonne leuchtet
  Auf's weite Meer hernieder,
Und alle Wellen zittern
  Von ihrem Glanze wieder.

Du spiegelst Dich, wie die Sonne,
  Im Meere meiner Lieder!
Sie alle glühn und zittern
  Von Deinem Glanze wieder!

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Confirmed with Die Lieder des Mirza-Schaffy mit einem Prolog von Friedrich Bodenstedt, Einunddreißigste Auflage, Berlin, Verlag der Königlichen Geheimen Ober-Hofbuchdruckerei, 1870, page 124.


by Friedrich Martin von Bodenstedt (1819 - 1892)
3. The bright sun shines
Language: English 
The bright sun shines
Down upon the wide ocean,
And all the waves tremble
In response to her effulgence.

Like the sun, you are reflected
In the ocean of my songs!
They all glow and tremble
In response to your effulgence!

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Translated titles:
"Die helle Sonne leuchtet" = "The bright sun shines"
"Nachklänge (2)" = "Echoes (2)"
"Die helle Sonne" = "The bright sun"
"An Zuleikha" = "To Suleika"
"Zuleikha" = "Suleika"



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4. Ich fühle deinen Odem  [sung text not yet checked]
by (Karl Friedrich) Gustav Brah-Müller (1839 - 1878), "Ich fühle deinen Odem", op. 10 (5 Lieder des Mirza Schaffy) no. 4, published 1868 [ soprano or tenor and piano ]
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Ich fühle Deinen Odem
  Mich überall [umwehn]1 --
Wohin die Augen schweifen
  Wähn' ich, Dein Bild zu [sehn]2!

Im Meere meiner Gedanken
  Kannst Du nur untergehn
Um, wie die Sonne, Morgens
  Schön wieder aufzustehn!

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1 Keller: "umwehen"
2 Keller: "sehen"

by Friedrich Martin von Bodenstedt (1819 - 1892)
4. I feel your breath
Language: English 
I feel your breath
Wafting about me everywhere.
Wherever my eyes look
I imagine I am seeing your image.
In the ocean of my thoughts
You can only be submerged
In order to rise again in beauty
Like the sun in the morning.

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"Ich fühle deinen Odem" = "I feel your breath"
"Dein Bild" = "Your image"



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5. Und was die Sonne glüht  [sung text not yet checked]
by (Karl Friedrich) Gustav Brah-Müller (1839 - 1878), "Und was die Sonne glüht", op. 10 (5 Lieder des Mirza Schaffy) no. 5, published 1868 [ soprano or tenor and piano ]
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Und was die Sonne glüht,
Was Wind und Welle singt,
Und was die Rose blüht
Was auf zum Himmel klingt
Und was vom Himmel nieder
Das weht durch mein Gemüth
Das klingt durch meine Lieder.

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by Friedrich Martin von Bodenstedt (1819 - 1892)
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