English translations of Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte (Lieder und Gesänge Heft 9) , opus 62

by Julius (or Jules) André (1808 - 1880)

1. Warnung vor dem Rhein  [sung text not yet checked]
by Julius (or Jules) André (1808 - 1880), "Warnung vor dem Rhein", op. 62 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte (Lieder und Gesänge Heft 9) ) no. 1, published 1876 [ voice and piano ], Offenbach, André
Language: German (Deutsch) 
An den Rhein, an den Rhein, zieh nicht an den Rhein,
Mein Sohn, ich rathe dir gut:
[Da]1 geht dir das Leben zu lieblich ein,
Da blüht dir zu freudig der Muth.

[Siehst]2 die Mädchen so frank [und]3 die Männer so frei
Als wär es ein [adlig]4 Geschlecht;
Gleich bist du mit glühender Seele dabei:
So dünkt es dich billig und recht.

Und zu Schiffe, wie grüßen die Burgen so schön
Und die Stadt mit dem ewigen Dom!
[In]5 den Bergen, wie klimmst du zu schwindelnden Höhn
Und [blickst]6 hinab in den Strom.

Und im Strome, da tauchet die Nix aus dem Grund,
Und hast du ihr Lächeln [gesehn]7,
Und [sang dir die]8 [Lurlei]9 mit bleichem Mund,
[Mein Sohn]10, so ist es geschehn:

Dich bezaubert der Laut, dich [bethört der]11 Schein,
Entzücken faßt dich und Graus.
[Nun]12 singst du nur immer: Am Rhein, am Rhein,
Und kehrst nicht wieder [nach]13 Haus.

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Confirmed with Gedichte von Karl Simrock. Neue Auswahl, Stuttgart: Verlag der J.G. Cottaschen Buchhandlung, 1863, page 3.

1 Gade:"Am Rhein, am Rhein, da"
2 Hammer: "Siehst du"
3 Decker: "siehst du"
4 Decker: "adlich"
5 Decker: "Und in"
6 Gade, Hammer: "blickest"
7 Decker: "gesehen"
8 Gade, Mendelssohn: "grüßt dich die"; Hammer: "grüßt dich der"
9 Decker: "Lorley"; Gade: "Lurley"
10 Gade: "Weh' dir"
11 Decker: "bethört ihr"; Mendelssohn: "bethöret der"
12 Gade: "Bezaubert"
13 Decker: "zu"

by Karl Joseph Simrock (1802 - 1876)
1. Warning about the Rhine
Language: English 
To the Rhine, to the Rhine, do not go to the Rhine,
My son, I am counselling you well:
[There]1 you would imbibe life too beautifully,
Your spirit would blossom too happily.

You would see the maidens so fair [and]2 the men so square
As if they were of noble blood;
And with fervent soul you would immediately be in their midst:
Thus you would consider it right and proper.

And aboard ship, how the castles would greet you so beautifully
And the city with the eternal cathedral!
[In]3 the mountains, how you would climb to dizzying heights
And gaze down into the river.

And in the river the Nixie would rise from the depths,
And once you have seen her smile,
And if the Lorelei [sang for]4 you with her pale mouth,
[My son]5, then you would be lost:

The sound would enchant you, [the]6 radiance would beguile you,
Rapture would seize you and horror.
[Then]7 you would only sing ever after: by the Rhine, by the Rhine,
And would never return home.

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1 Gade: "By the Rhine, by the Rhine, there"
2 von Decker: "you would see"
3 von Decker: "And in"
4 Gade, Mendelssohn: "would greet"
5 Gade: "Woe unto you"
6 von Decker: "her"
7 Gade: "Enchanted"


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2. Jung Werner's Lied (II)  [sung text not yet checked]
by Julius (or Jules) André (1808 - 1880), "Jung Werner's Lied (II)", op. 62 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte (Lieder und Gesänge Heft 9) ) no. 2, published 1876 [ voice and piano ], Offenbach, André
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Als ich zum erstenmal dich sah,
Es war am sechsten Märze,
Da fuhr ein Blitz aus blauer Luft
Versengend in mein Herze.

Hat All' verbrannt, was drinnen stand,
Es ist mir Nichts geblieben,
Doch [epheugleich]1 wächst aus dem Schutt
Der Name meiner Lieben.

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Confirmed with Josef Viktor von Scheffel, Der Trompeter von Säkkingen. Ein Sang vom Oberrhein, zweihundertfünfundvierzigste Auflage, Stuttgart: Verlag von Adolf Bonz & Comp., 1899, page 212.

1 Lang: "Epheu gleich"

by Joseph Viktor von Scheffel (1826 - 1886)
2. When I saw you for the first time
Language: English 
When I saw you for the first time,
It was on the sixth of March,
A bolt of lightening came out of the blue
Scorchingly into my heart.

It burned everything therein,
Nothing remained to me.
But [ivy-like]1 from the rubble grows
The name of my beloved.

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Translated titles:
"Als ich zum erstenmal dich sah" = "When I saw you for the first time"
"Als ich zum erstenmal dich sah, es war am sechsten Märze" = "When I saw you for the first time, it was on the sixth of March"
"Jung Werner's Lied (II)" = "Young Werner's song (II)"

1 Lang: "like ivy"


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3. Ständchen  [sung text not yet checked]
by Julius (or Jules) André (1808 - 1880), "Ständchen", op. 62 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte (Lieder und Gesänge Heft 9) ) no. 3, published 1876 [ voice and piano ], Offenbach, André
Language: German (Deutsch) 
[Ruhe, Süßliebchen]1, im Schatten
Der [grünen]2, dämmernden Nacht:
Es säuselt das Gras auf den Matten,
Es fächelt und kühlt dich der Schatten
Und treue Liebe wacht.
Schlafe, schlaf ein,
Leiser rauscht der Hain,
Ewig bin ich dein.

Schweigt, ihr versteckten Gesänge,
Und stört nicht die süßeste Ruh'!
Es lauschet der Vögel Gedränge,
Es ruhen die lauten Gesänge,
Schließ, Liebchen, dein Auge zu.
Schlafe, schlaf ein,
[Im]3 dämmernden Schein,
Ich will dein Wächter sein.

Murmelt fort, ihr Melodien,
Rausche nur, du stiller Bach.
Schöne Liebesphantasien
Sprechen in den Melodien,
Zarte Träume schwimmen nach.
Durch den flüsternden Hain
Schwärmen goldne Bienelein
Und summen zum Schlummer dich ein.

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1 Bertelsmann: "Schlummre süß Liebchen"; Holstein: "Ruhe, Herzliebchen"; Klose: "Ruhe, süss Liebchen"; further changes may exist not noted above.
2 Spohr: "grauen"
3 Hensel: "Schlaf im"

by Johann Ludwig Tieck (1773 - 1853)
3. Rest, my love, in the shade
Language: English 
Rest, my love, in the shade
Of green, darkening night;
The grass rustles on the meadow,
The shadows fan and cool thee
And true love is awake.
Sleep, go to sleep!
Gently rustles the grove,
Eternally am I thine.

Hush, you hidden songs,
And disturb not her sweetest repose!
The flock of birds listens,
Stilled are their noisy songs.
Close thine eyes, my darling,
Sleep, go to sleep;
In the twilight
I will watch over thee.

Murmur on, you melodies,
Rush on, you quiet stream.
Lovely fantasies of love
do these melodies evoke:
Tender dreams swim after them.
Through the whispering grove
Swarm tiny golden bees
which hum thee to sleep.

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4. Und du bist fern
by Julius (or Jules) André (1808 - 1880), "Und du bist fern", op. 62 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte (Lieder und Gesänge Heft 9) ) no. 4, published 1876 [ voice and piano ], Offenbach, André
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Und du bist fern
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5. Abschied  [sung text not yet checked]
by Julius (or Jules) André (1808 - 1880), "Abschied", op. 62 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte (Lieder und Gesänge Heft 9) ) no. 5, published 1876 [ voice and piano ], Offenbach, André
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Die duftenden Kräuter auf der Au,
Die Halm' im frischen Morgenthau,
Die Bäum' im grünen Kleide,
     Ein jedes ruft: ich scheide,
     Leb' wohl! ich scheide.

Die Rosen in ihrer lichten Pracht,
Die Lilien in ihrer Engelstracht,
Das Blümchen auf der Haide,
     Ein jedes ruft: ich scheide,
     Leb' wohl! ich scheide.

Ist Alles nur ein Kommen und Geh'n,
Ein Scheiden mehr als Wiederseh'n;
Wir freu'n uns, hoffen und leiden,
     Und müssen endlich scheiden,
     Lebt wohl! wir scheiden.

Wir sahn uns wieder und sahn uns kaum,
Und Alles schwand wie ein schöner Traum,
Wir reichten die Hand uns beide!
     Lebt wohl! lebt wohl! ich scheide;
     Lebt wohl! ich scheide.

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Confirmed with Gedichte von Hoffmann von Fallersleben, Neunte Auflage, Berlin: G. Grote'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1887, page 20. Note: Hoffmann von Fallersleben later changed the first three lines of the last stanza of the poem to make it (as he wrote to a friend) more general: 

 Und muß es denn geschieden sein,
Lebt wohl! gedenket freundlich mein,
In Freude wie im Leide!


by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874)
5. Farewell
Language: English 
The scented herbs upon the lea,
The grass blade in the fresh morning dew,
The trees in their green garb,
     Every one of them cries: I depart,
     Farewell! I depart.

The roses in their bright splendour,
The lilies in their angelic attire,
The floweret upon the heath,
     Every one of them cries: I depart,
     Farewell! I depart.

All is only a coming and going,
A leave-taking more than a reunion;
We are happy, [we] hope, and [we] suffer,
     And must in the end depart,
     Farewell! we depart.

We saw each other again and hardly saw each other,
And everything vanished like a beautiful dream,
We gave each other our hands!
  Farewell! farewell! I depart;
     Farewell! I depart.

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Translations of title(s):
"Abschied" = "Farewell"
"Der Abschied" = "The farewell"
"Leb' wohl, ich scheide" = "Farewell, I depart"

Translator's note: Hoffmann von Fallersleben later changed the first three lines of the last stanza of the poem to make it (as he wrote to a friend) more general. Here is a translation: 

 And if we are required to part,
Farewell! think of me kindly,
In joy as in sorrow!



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6. Wanderlied  [sung text not yet checked]
by Julius (or Jules) André (1808 - 1880), "Wanderlied", op. 62 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte (Lieder und Gesänge Heft 9) ) no. 6, published 1876 [ voice and piano ], Offenbach, André
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Wohlauf! noch getrunken den funkelnden Wein!
Ade nun, ihr Lieben! geschieden muß sein.
Ade nun, ihr Berge, du väterlich' Haus!
Es treibt in die Ferne mich mächtig hinaus.

Die Sonne, sie bleibet am Himmel nicht stehn,
Es treibt sie, durch Länder und Meere zu gehn.
Die Woge nicht haftet am einsamen Strand,
Die Stürme, sie brausen mit Macht durch das Land.

Mit eilenden Wolken der Vogel dort zieht
Und singt in der Ferne ein heimatlich' Lied,
So treibt es den Burschen durch Wälder und Feld,
Zu gleichen der Mutter, der wandernden Welt.

Da grüßen ihn Vögel bekannt überm Meer,
Sie flogen von Fluren der Heimat hierher;
Da duften die Blumen vertraulich um ihn,
Sie trieben vom Lande die Lüfte dahin.

Die Vögel, die kennen sein väterlich' Haus,
[Die Blumen einst]1 pflanzt' er der Liebe zum Strauß,
Und Liebe, die folgt ihm, sie geht ihm zur Hand:
So wird ihm zur Heimat das ferneste Land.

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1 Schumann: "Die Blumen, die"

by Justinus (Andreas Christian) Kerner (1786 - 1862)
6. Wandering song
Language: English 
 Come! one more drink of sparkling wine!
 Adieu now, you loved ones! we must part.
 Adieu now, you mountains and you, my parental home!
 I've got a powerful desire to go out into the world.
 
 The sun, it does not linger in the sky;
 it is driven to go across land and sea.
 The wave does not cling to one shore;
 storms rage with power across the country.
 
 With hastening clouds, the bird there flies,
 and sings in distant lands its native song.
 So is a young man driven to go through woods and fields,
 to match his mother, the wandering world.
 
 Birds greet him familiarly over the sea;
 they have flown here from the fields of his homeland;
 the scent of flowers is familiar to him:
 they have been driven here from his homeland by the winds.
 
 The birds who know his parental home;
 the flowers that he grew for bouquets for his love;
 and Love, who follows him: they are all close by,
 so he is always at home in the most distant land.

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