English translations of Zwei Lieder, opus 4

by Carl Ludwig Fischer (1816 - 1877)

1. Neue Liebe
 (Sung text)
by Carl Ludwig Fischer (1816 - 1877), "Neue Liebe", op. 4 (Zwei Lieder) no. 2
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Durch den Wald im Mondenscheine
Sah ich jüngst die Elfen reiten;
Ihre Hörner hört' ich klingen,
Ihre Glöckchen hört' ich läuten.
 
Ihre weißen Rößlein trugen
Güldnes Hirschgeweih und flogen
Rasch dahin; wie wilde Schwäne
Kam es durch die Luft gezogen.
 
Lächelnd nickte mir die Königin,
Lächelnd im Vorüberreiten.
Galt das meiner neuen Liebe,
Oder soll es Tod bedeuten?

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by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)
1. New love
Language: English 
In the moonlit forest
I watched the elves a-riding,
I heard their horns sound
I heard their bells ring.

Their white horses, with 
golden antlers, flew on
swiftly, like white swans
Travelling through the air.

The queen nodded at me and smiled,
smiled, as she rode overhead;
Was it because of my new love?
Or does it mean death?

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