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English translations of Lieder für Sopran, opus 3

by Ernst von Stockhausen

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1. Mein Herz schmückt sich mit dir  [sung text not yet checked]
by Ernst von Stockhausen , "Mein Herz schmückt sich mit dir", op. 3 (Lieder für Sopran) no. 1, published 1865 [ soprano and piano ], Göttingen, Spielmeyer
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Mein Herz schmückt sich mit dir, wie sich
der Himmel mit der Sonne schmückt,
du gibst ihm Glanz und ohne dich,
bleibt es in dunkle Nacht [entrückt]1.

Gleich wie die Welt all' ihre Pracht 
verhüllt, wenn Dunkel sie umfließt,
und nur, wenn ihr die Sonne lacht,
zeigt, was sie Schönes in sich schließt.

Text Authorship:

  • by Friedrich Martin von Bodenstedt (1819 - 1892), appears in Die Lieder des Mirza-Schaffy, in Zuléikha, no. 3

Based on:

  • a text in Azerbaijani (Azərbaycan dili) by Mirzə Şəfi Vazeh (1794 - 1852) [text unavailable]
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1 Frank: "verhüllt"

by Friedrich Martin von Bodenstedt (1819 - 1892)
1.
Language: English 
My heart adorns itself with you, as does
the sky with the sun,
you give it radiance and without you
it remains lost in dark night.

Just as the world hides all its glory,
when darkness flows around it,
and only when the sun smiles upon it
shows what beauty it contains.

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2019 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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  • a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Martin von Bodenstedt (1819 - 1892), appears in Die Lieder des Mirza-Schaffy, in Zuléikha, no. 3
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  • a text in Azerbaijani (Azərbaycan dili) by Mirzə Şəfi Vazeh (1794 - 1852) [text unavailable]
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Translations of title(s):
"Mein Herz schmückt sich mit dir, wie sich" = "My heart adorns itself with you, as does"
"Mein Herz schmückt sich mit Dir!" = "My heart adorns itself with you!"
"Lied an Zuleikha" = "Song to Suleika"



This text was added to the website: 2019-02-16
Line count: 8
Word count: 52

Translation © by Sharon Krebs
2. Juchhe  [sung text not yet checked]
by Ernst von Stockhausen , "Juchhe", op. 3 (Lieder für Sopran) no. 2, published 1865 [ soprano and piano ]
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Wie ist doch die Erde [so schön, so schön]1!
Das wissen die Vögelein:
Sie heben ihr leicht' Gefieder,
Und [singen so fröhliche]2 Lieder
In den blauen Himmel hinein.

Wie ist doch die Erde [so schön, so schön]1!
Das wissen die Flüss' und [die Seen]3:
Sie [malen]4 im klaren Spiegel
Die Gärten [und Städt' und]5 Hügel,
Und die [Wolken]6, die drüber [geh'n]7!

[Und Sänger und Maler wissen es,]8
Und [Kinder und and're]9 Leut'!
Und [wer's]10 nicht malt, der singt es,
Und [wer's]10 nicht singt, dem klingt es
[In dem Herzen vor]11 lauter Freud'!

Text Authorship:

  • by Robert Reinick (1805 - 1852), no title, appears in Lieder, in Frühling und Liebe, first published 1844

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Confirmed with Robert Reinick's Märchen-, Lieder- und Geschichtenbuch, Bielefeld und Leipzig: Verlag von Velhagen & Klasing, 1873, page 138.

1 Messer: "so schön"
2 Stöckhardt: "singen fröhliche"
3 Blech, Brahms, Le Beau, Marschner, Messer, Reger, Reinecke: "Seen"
4 Blech: "malen's"
5 Reger: "und"; Reinecke: "und Städte und"
6 Blech: "weißen Wolken"
7 Reinecke: "zieh'n"
8 Reinecke: "Wie ist doch die Erde so schön, so schön!"
9 Brahms, Le Beau, Marschner, Messer: "es wissen's viel and're"; Reger, Stöckhardt: "es wissen's viel andere"; Reinecke: "wissen's viel and're"
10 Blech, Reinecke: "wer es"
11 Blech, Brahms, Reinecke: "Im Herzen vor"; Reger, Stöckhardt: "Im Herzen voll"

by Robert Reinick (1805 - 1852)
2. How beautiful the earth is!
Language: English 
 How beautiful, how beautiful the earth is!
 The little birds know that;
 They lift their airy feathers
 And sing such joyous songs,
 And sing unto the blue heavens.

 How beautiful, how beatiful the earth is!
 The rivers and lakes know this;
 They paint in their clear mirrors
 The gardens and cities and hills,
 And the clouds that drift above!

 And singers and painters know it,
 And so do many other folk;
 And he who does not paint it, sings it,
 And he who does not sing it,
 His heart rings with it in sheer joy!

Text Authorship:

  • by Leonard J[ordan] Lehrman (b. 1949), "How beautiful the earth is!", copyright © 1996, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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  • a text in German (Deutsch) by Robert Reinick (1805 - 1852), no title, appears in Lieder, in Frühling und Liebe, first published 1844
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 15
Word count: 96

Translation © by Leonard J[ordan] Lehrman (b. 1949)
3. Die Liebe war wie Sonnenbrand  [sung text not yet checked]
by Ernst von Stockhausen , "Die Liebe war wie Sonnenbrand", op. 3 (Lieder für Sopran) no. 3, published 1865 [ soprano and piano ], Göttingen, Spielmeyer
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Die Liebe war wie Sonnenbrand
Des Tages über mich gekommen,
Daß ich ermattet mich empfand,
Als sei ich in der Gluth verglommen.

Der Liebe Himmel wetterschwül,
Hat sich am Abend sanst gelichtet;
Du hieltest mich im Arme kühl,
Daß ich mich wieder ausgerichtet. 

Text Authorship:

  • by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866), no title, appears in Lyrische Gedichte, in 3. Liebesfrühling, in 1. Erster Strauß. Erwacht, no. 26

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by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866)
3.
[Translation not yet available]
4. Winterreise  [sung text not yet checked]
by Ernst von Stockhausen , "Winterreise", op. 3 (Lieder für Sopran) no. 4, published 1865 [ soprano and piano ]
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Bei diesem kalten Wehen 
Sind alle Strassen leer,
Die Wasser stille stehen; 
Ich aber [schweif umher]1,

Die Sonne scheint so trübe, 
Muss früh hinuntergehn,
Erloschen ist die Liebe,
Die Lust kann [nicht]2 bestehn.

[ Nun geht der Wald zu Ende,
Im Dorfe mach ich halt,
Da wärm ich meine Hände,]3
Bleibt auch das Herze kalt.

Text Authorship:

  • by Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787 - 1862), "Winterreise", written 1811, appears in Lieder, in Wanderlieder, no. 6, first published 1815

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1 R. Strauss: "schweif' einher"
2 R. Strauss: "nie"
3 R. Strauss: "Nun ist der Wald zu Ende, / Am Dorfe mach' ich Halt, / Und wärm' mir meine Hände"

by Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787 - 1862)
4. Winter journey
Language: English 
When the wind blows this coldly
All the streets are empty,
The waters stand still;
But I rove about,

The sun shines so blearily,
Early it must sink,
Love has been extinguished,
Joy [cannot]1 persist.

Now the forest [almost]2 lies behind me,
I stop in the village,
[There]3 I warm my hands,
Even though my heart remains cold.

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2014 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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Translated titles:
"Winterreise" = "Winter journey"
"Die Winterreise" = "The winter journey"
"Bei diesem kalten Wehen" = "When the wind blows this coldly"
"Wanderlied im Winter" = "Winter wandering song"
"Das verwaiste Kind" = "The orphaned child"

1 R. Strauss: "can never"
2 omitted by R. Strauss
3 R. Strauss: "And"


This text was added to the website: 2014-03-25
Line count: 12
Word count: 61

Translation © by Sharon Krebs
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