English translations of 6 Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte, opus 3
by Carl Ferdinand Pohl (1819 - 1887)
Du bist wie eine Blume [So hold und schön und rein;]1 Ich [schau']2 dich an, und Wehmut Schleicht mir ins Herz hinein. Mir ist, als [ob ich]3 die Hände Aufs Haupt [dir]4 legen sollt', [Betend]5, daß [Gott dich]6 erhalte [So rein und schön und hold]7.
Text Authorship:
- by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Die Heimkehr, no. 47, first published 1825
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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 136.
1 Ander: "So schön, so rein und hold"; Chadwick: "So schön, so hold, so rein"; Mayer: "So hold, so schön und rein"; Becker, Thuille: "So hold, so schön, so rein"; Unger: "So rein so schön und hold"2 Becker: "seh'"
3 Hinrichs: "ob"
4 Hinrichs: "ich dir"
5 Dreyschock: "und beten"
6 Liszt: "dich Gott"
7 Ander: "So hold und schön und rein"; Chadwick, Thuille: "So schön, so hold, so rein"; Mayer: "So rein, so schön und hold"; Becker: "So rein, so schön, so hold"
Thou art, as is a flower, so meek and pure and fine, I look at thee and sadness steals o'er the heart of mine. I feel that both my hands softly thy hair, thy head should seek, praying that God may preserve thee so pure and fine and meek.
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Die Heimkehr, no. 47, first published 1825
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Ich denke dein, wenn mir der Sonne Schimmer [Vom Meere]1 strahlt; Ich denke dein, wenn sich des Mondes [Flimmer]2 In Quellen mahlt. Ich sehe dich, wenn auf dem fernen Wege Der Staub sich hebt; In tiefer Nacht, wenn auf dem schmalen [Stege]3 Der Wandrer bebt.4 Ich höre dich, wenn dort mit dumpfem Rauschen Die Welle steigt. Im [stillen]5 [Haine geh']6 ich oft [zu]7 lauschen, Wenn alles schweigt. Ich bin bei dir, du seyst auch noch so ferne, Du bist mir nah! Die [Sonne]8 sinkt, [bald]9 leuchten mir die Sterne. O wärst du da!
Text Authorship:
- by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Nähe des Geliebten", written 1795, first published 1795
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View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Goethe's Werke, Vollständige Ausgabe letzter Hand, Erster Band, Stuttgart und Tübingen, in der J.G.Cottaschen Buchhandlung, 1827, page 65, and with Musen-Almanach für das Jahr 1796, herausgegeben von Schiller. Neustrelitz, bei dem Hofbuchhändler Michaelis, page 5.
Note: Wilhelmj's score has a typo in stanza 1, line 3: word 5 is "dich" instead of "sich".
1 Beethoven: "Von Meeren"; Unger: "Von Neuem"2 Schubert (Neue Gesamtausgabe): "Schimmer"
3 Schubert: "Wege"
4 Backer-Grøndahl adds "Ich sehe dich."
5 Lang (op. 5 only): "dunklen"
6 Schubert: "Hain, da geh"; Unger: "Hain gehe"
7 Lang (op. 5 only): "um zu"
8 Wolfrum: "Sonne, sie"
9 Schubert (Neue Gesamtausgabe): "es"
I think of you when the sunlight shimmers, beaming from the sea1; I think of you when the moon's gleam paints the streams. I see you when, on distant roads, the dust rises up; in deep night, when on the narrow bridge a traveler quivers. I hear you when there, with a muffled roar, the waves rise. In the still grove I go often to listen, when everything is silent. I am with you, even if you are so far away. You are near me! The sun sinks, and soon the stars will shine for me. O, if only you were here!
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Nähe des Geliebten", written 1795, first published 1795
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View original text (without footnotes)Translation of title "Nähe des Geliebten" = "Near the beloved"
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Schlafe, Kindlein hold und [weiß]1, Das noch nichts von Sorgen weiß, Schlaf in stiller, süßer Ruh, Thu die kleinen Äuglein zu. Draußen stehn die Lilien weiß, Haben allerschönsten Preis, Droben in der lichten Höh' Stehn die Englein weiß wie Schnee. Kommt, ihr Englein weiß und fein, Wiegt mir schön mein Kindelein, Wiegt sein Herzchen fromm und gut, Wie der Wind der Lilie thut. Schlafe, Kindlein, schlafe nun! Sollst in Gottes Frieden ruhn; Denn die frommen Engelein Wollen deine Wächter sein.
Text Authorship:
- by Ernst Moritz Arndt (1769 - 1860), "Des Lilienmädchens Wiegenlied"
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View original text (without footnotes)1 Fassbaender, Taubert: "leis" ; Pezold, Quinche, Wesseler: "süß" ; settings marked with red dots below may have further changes not noted above.
Sleep, little one, tender and white, Who knows nothing yet of worry, Sleep in quiet, sweet calm, Close your tiny little eyes. Outside, white lilies grow, Prized as being the most beautiful, Up above, in the radiant heights, There are angels as white as snow. Come, you angels, white and splendid, Rock my beautiful little child, Rock his little heart, pure and good, As the wind does for the lilies. Sleep, little one, now sleep! May you rest in God’s serenity; For a faithful little angel Will be your guard.
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Wenn ich an Deiner Seite Im Abenddunkel geh', Den Mond und sein Geleite, Die tausend Sterne seh', Dann möcht' ich den Mond umfangen Und drücken an meine Brust, Die Sterne herunter langen In voller, sel'ger Lust! Mit ihnen die Locken Dir schmücken! Und schmücken die schöne Brust, Ich möcht' Dich schmücken und drücken, Und sterben vor Wonn' und Lust! --
Text Authorship:
- by Joseph Christian Freiherr von Zedlitz (1796 - 1869), "Der Abendhimmel"
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When I walk at your side In the twilight, I see the moon escorted by Thousands of stars, Then I want to embrace the moon And clasp her to my breast, Take down the stars In full, blissful joy! Embellish your locks with them! And decorate your beautiful bosom, I want to adorn and hug you, And die of delight and pleasure!
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2020 by David Arkell, (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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Translations of title(s):
"Der Abendhimmel" = "The evening sky"
"Wenn ich an deiner Seite" = "When I at your side"
"Wenn ich an deiner Seite geh'" = "When I walk at your side"
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Horch, wie still es wird im [dunkeln]1 Hain, Mädchen, wir sind sicher und allein. Still versäuselt hier am Wiesenhang Schon der Abendglocke müder Klang. Auf den Blumen, die sich dir verneigt, Schlief das letzte Lüftchen ein und schweigt. Sagen darf ich dir, wir sind allein, Daß mein Herz ist ewig, ewig dein.
Text Authorship:
- by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850), "Stille Sicherheit", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Erstes Buch, in Vermischte Gedichte
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View original text (without footnotes)1 Schoeck, Wolf: "dunklen"
Listen, how quiet the dark wood has become, Darling girl, we are safe and alone. Here on the sloping meadow The tired pealing of the evening bell murmurs quietly. Upon the flowers, that bow to you, The last breeze falls asleep and is silent. Now I may tell you, since we are alone, That my heart is yours forever.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2009 by Melissa Malde, (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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This text was added to the website: 2009-09-22
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