English translations of Drei Lieder von Geibel und Heine, opus 37
by Ferdinand Gumbert (1818 - 1896)
1. O stille dies Verlangen [sung text not yet checked]
by Ferdinand Gumbert (1818 - 1896), "O stille dies Verlangen", op. 37 (Drei Lieder von Geibel und Heine) no. 1, published 1850 [ bass or baritone and piano ], Magdeburg, Heinrichshofen
Language: German (Deutsch)
O stille [dies]1 Verlangen, Stille die süße Pein! Zu seligem Umfangen Laß den Geliebten ein! Schon liegt die Welt im Traume, [Blühet]2 die duft'ge Nacht; Der Mond im blauen Raume Hält für die Liebe Wacht. Wo zwei sich treu umfangen, [Da giebt]3 er den holdesten Schein. [O stille dies Verlangen, Laß den Geliebten ein!]4 Du bist das süße Feuer, Das mir am Herzen zehrt; [Lüfte]5, lüfte den Schleier, Der nun so lang' mir wehrt! Laß mich vom [rosigen]6 Munde Küssen die Seele dir, Aus meines [Busens]7 Grunde Nimm meine Seele dafür - O stille dies Verlangen, Stille die süße Pein, Zu seligem Umfangen Laß den Geliebten ein! Die goldnen Sterne grüßen So klar vom Himmelszelt, Es geht ein [Wehn]8 und Küssen Heimlich durch alle Welt, Die Blumen selber neigen [Sehnsüchtig]9 einander sich zu, Die Nachtigall singt in den Zweigen - Träume, liebe auch du! O stille dies Verlangen, Laß den Geliebten ein! Von Lieb' und Traum umfangen Wollen wir selig sein.
Text Authorship:
- by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884), no title
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View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Gedichte von Emanuel Geibel. Erste wohlfeile Ausgabe, Nijmegen s. a.
1 Staehle (second version): "das"2 Lewy: "Blüht"
3 Lewy: "Giebt"
4 Lewy: "O stille dies Verlangen,/ Stille die süße Pein!/ Zu seligem Umfangen/ Laß den Geliebten ein!"
5 Lewy: "O lüfte"; Schnaubelt: "Ach"
6 Esser, Lewy, Schnaubelt: "ros'gen"
7 Lewy: "Herzens"
8 Lewy: "Wehen"
9 Esser: "Sehnend"; Schnaubelt: "Mit Sehnsucht"
by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884)
1.
Language: English
O, subdue this longing, Alleviate this exquisite pain! To joyful embrace Welcome the beloved! The world is yet steeped in dreams, The scented night is in bloom; In his blue realm, the moon Keeps watch over love. Where a couple embraces in devotion, He beams most tenderly. O, subdue this longing, Welcome the beloved! You are the sweet fire, That consumes my heart; Lift, lift the veil That has restrained me for so long! Let me, with blushing mouth, Kiss your soul, For the sake of my heart, And take my soul for it. O, subdue this longing, Alleviate this exquisite pain! To joyful embrace Welcome the beloved! The golden stars give greeting So clearly from the dome of heaven, A sigh and kisses Move secretly through the world. The flowers themselves bend Longingly toward each other, A nightingale sings in the branches – Dreams, you are also loved! O, subdue this longing, Welcome the beloved! To be embraced by love and dreaming Is bliss for us.
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2. Der Hidalgo [sung text not yet checked]
by Ferdinand Gumbert (1818 - 1896), "Der Hidalgo", op. 37 (Drei Lieder von Geibel und Heine) no. 2, published 1850 [ bass or baritone and piano ], Magdeburg, Heinrichshofen
Language: German (Deutsch)
Es ist so süß, zu scherzen Mit Liedern und mit Herzen Und mit dem ernsten Streit. Erglänzt des Mondes Schimmer, Da treibt's mich fort vom Zimmer Durch Platz und Gassen weit; Da bin zur Lieb' ich immer Wie zum Gefecht bereit. Die Schönen von Sevilla Mit [Fächern]1 und Mantilla Blicken den Strom entlang; Sie lauschen mit Gefallen, Wenn meine Lieder schallen Zum Mandolinenklang, Und dunkle Rosen fallen Mir vom Balkon zum Dank. Ich trage, wenn ich singe, Die Zither und die Klinge [Von Toledanischem]2 Stahl. Ich sing' an manchem Gitter Und höhne manchen Ritter Mit keckem Lied zumal, [Der Dame]3 gilt die Zither, Die Klinge dem Rival. Auf denn zum Abenteuer! Schon losch der Sonne Feuer [Hinter den Bergen]4 aus; Der Mondnacht [Dämmrungsstunden]5, Sie bringen Liebeskunden, Sie bringen blut'gen Strauß; Und Blumen oder Wunden Trag' morgen ich nach Haus.
Text Authorship:
- by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884), "Der Hidalgo", appears in Jugendgedichte, in 1. Erstes Buch, in Lübeck und Bonn
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View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Emanuel Geibels Gesammelte Werke in acht Bänden. Erster Band. Jugendgedichte. -- Zeitstimmen. -- Sonette., Stuttgart, Verlag der J. G. Cotta'schen Buchhandlung, 1883, pages 19-20.
1 Lachner: "Fächer"2 Lachner: "Von toledan'schem"; Schumann: "Vom Toledan'schen"
3 Schumann: "Den Damen"
4 Lachner, Schumann: "Jenseits der Berge"
5 Lachner: "Dämmerstunden"
by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884)
2. The hidalgo
Language: English
It is so sweet to play with songs and with hearts and with serious war! When the moon's gleam shines, it draws me from my room through the squares and streets; For Love I am always ready, just as I am for battle. The fair ladies of Seville with their fans and mantillas gaze along the river; they listen with pleasure when my songs peal forth to the strums of the mandoline. And dark roses fall to me in gratitude from the balconies. I carry, when I sing, the zither and the sword of Toledo steel. I sing at many grilles, and sneer at many knights many times with my bold song; my zither is for the ladies, my sword for my rival. Off then, to adventure! already the sun's fire has gone out; it is on the other side of the mountains. The twilight hours of moon-lit night will bring tidings of love, wll bring bloody combat; and flowers or wounds I will bear home tomorrow.
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3. Traumbild [sung text not yet checked]
by Ferdinand Gumbert (1818 - 1896), "Traumbild", op. 37 (Drei Lieder von Geibel und Heine) no. 3, published 1850 [ bass or baritone and piano ], Magdeburg, Heinrichshofen
Language: German (Deutsch)
Mir träumte: [traurig]1 [schaute]2 der Mond, Und traurig schienen die Sterne; Es trug mich zur Stadt, wo Liebchen wohnt, Viel hundert Meilen ferne. Es hat mich zu ihrem Hause geführt, Ich küßte die Steine der Treppe, Die oft ihr kleiner Fuß berührt Und ihres Kleides Schleppe. Die Nacht war lang, die Nacht war kalt, Es waren so kalt die Steine; Es [lugt']3 aus dem Fenster die blasse Gestalt, Beleuchtet vom Mondenscheine!
Text Authorship:
- by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Die Heimkehr, no. 26
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View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with: Heinrich Heine’s sämtliche Werke in vier Bänden, herausgegeben von Otto F. Lachmann, Erster Band, Leipzig: Druck und Verlag von Philipp Reclam jun, [1887], page 128.
1 Seligmann: "schaurig"2 von Erlanger: "schien"
3 von Erlanger: "luch" ?
by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)
3. Dream image
Language: English
[I dreamt: the moon gazed sadly]1, And sadly shone the stars; I was carried to the city where my beloved lives, Many hundreds of miles away. I was led to her house, I kissed the stones of the stoop That her little foot And the train of her dress had touched. The night was long, the night was cold, The stones were so cold; Her pale form peers out of the window, Illumined by moonlight!
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2020 by Sharon Krebs, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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View original text (without footnotes)Translations of title(s):
"An Sie" = "To her"
"Ihre Gestalt" = "Her form"
"Mir träumte" = "I dreamt"
"Mir träumte, schaurig schaute der Mond" = "I dreamt, the moon gazed gruesomely"
"Mir träumte: traurig schaute der Mond" = "I dreamt: the moon gazed sadly"
"Mir träumte: traurig schien der Mond" = "I dreamt: the moon shone sadly"
"Sehnsucht II" = "Yearning II"
"Traumbild" = "Dream image"
This text was added to the website: 2020-08-26
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Translation © by Sharon Krebs