English translations of Drei Lieder mit Begleitung des Pianoforte, opus 44

by Laura Constance Netzel (1839 - 1927), as N. Lago

1. Lied  [sung text not yet checked]
by Laura Constance Netzel (1839 - 1927), as Lago, "Lied", op. 44 (Drei Lieder mit Begleitung des Pianoforte) no. 1, published c1890 [ voice and piano ], Christiania: Carl Warmuth
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Dereinst, dereinst,
[Gedanke]1 mein,
Wirst ruhig sein.

Läßt Liebesglut
Dich still nicht werden,
In kühler Erden,
Da schläfst du gut,
[Dort ohne Lieb']2
und ohne Pein
Wirst ruhig sein.

Was du im Leben
Nicht hast gefunden,
Wenn es entschwunden,
[Wird's dir]3 gegeben,
Dann ohne Wunden
[Und ohne Pein]2
Wirst ruhig sein.

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1 Schumann: "O Gedanke"
2 omitted by Schumann
3 Schumann, Wolf: "Wird dir's"

by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884)
1. One day, o my mind
Language: English 
One day, one day, 
O my mind,
You will be at peace.

Love's ardour 
will not leave you alone,
In the cool earth, 
There you sleep well

and without suffering;
You will be at peace:

What you have not 
found in life,
When it has vanished,
Will be given to you;
Then without wounds
and without pain
you will be at peace.

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2. Wunsch  [sung text not yet checked]
by Laura Constance Netzel (1839 - 1927), as N. Lago, "Wunsch", op. 44 (Drei Lieder mit Begleitung des Pianoforte) no. 2, published c1890 [ voice and piano ], Christiania: Carl Warmuth
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Ich hab' dich geliebt, du ahntest es nicht.
Ich [wollte sprechen]1, ich durft' es nicht,
Ich harrte besserer Stunden.

Die [besseren]2 Stunden, ich fand sie nicht,
Ein [anderer]3 kam, [er]4 zögerte nicht.
Ich bin deinem Herzen entschwunden.

Wohl mag er dich lieben, ich weiss es nicht;
Ob treuer, als ich, ich glaub' es nicht.
O, hättest dein Glück du gefunden!

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1 Stöhr: "wollte dich sprechen"
2 Steinkühler: "besser'n"
3 Steinkühler: "and'rer"
4 Dresel: "und er"

by Robert Reinick (1805 - 1852)
2. Wish
Language: English 
I loved you, you didn’t suspect it,
I wanted to tell you, I dared not,
I waited for a more favorable time.

That more favorable time, I never found it,
Another person arrived, [he] didn’t hesitate.
I have vanished from your heart.

He may well love you, I do not know;
Whether more faithful than I? That I don’t believe.
Oh, would that you have found happiness!

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Translations of title(s):
"Ich hab' dich geliebt" = "I loved you"
"Wunsch" = "Wish"



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3. Gruß  [sung text not yet checked]
by Laura Constance Netzel (1839 - 1927), as N. Lago, "Gruß", op. 44 (Drei Lieder mit Begleitung des Pianoforte) no. 3, published c1890 [ voice and piano ], Christiania: Carl Warmuth
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Leise [zieht]1 durch mein Gemüth
Liebliches Geläute.
Klinge, kleines Frühlingslied,
Kling' hinaus in's Weite.

[Kling']2 hinaus bis an das Haus,
Wo die [Blumen]3 sprießen.
Wenn du eine Rose schaust,
Sag' ich lass' sie grüßen.

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Confirmed with Neue Gedichte von Heinrich Heine, Zehnte Auflage, Hamburg, Hoffmann und Campe, 1871, page 10.

Note: modern German would change the spelling "Gemüth" to "Gemüt"

1 Quiteria: "klingt"; further changes may exist not shown above.
2 Grieg: "Zieh"
3 Gade, Grieg, Urspruch, Zenger: "Veilchen"

by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)
3. Sweet chimes are softly filling my soul
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Sweet chimes are softly
filling my soul;
Ring, little springtime-song
Ring out: far and wide.

Go forward till you reach the house,
where the violets bloom;
And if you see a rose,
give her my greetings.

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