English translations of Fünf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, opus 1
by Hermann Julius Richter (1810 - 1873)
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1. Das Blatt im Buche [sung text not yet checked]
by Hermann Julius Richter (1810 - 1873), "Das Blatt im Buche", op. 1 (Fünf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1875 [ voice and piano ], Dresden, Hoffarth
Language: German (Deutsch)
Ich [hab']1 eine alte Muhme, [Die'n]2 altes Büchlein hat, Es liegt in dem alten Buche Ein altes, dürres Blatt. So dürr [ist wohl auch die Hand schon]3, [Die ihr's im Lenz einst]4 gepflückt. -- Was mag doch die Alte haben? Sie weint, [so oft]5 sie's erblickt? --
Text Authorship:
- by Anton Alexander, Graf von Auersperg (1806 - 1876), as Anastasius Grün, no title, appears in Blätter der Liebe, in Zweite Liebe, no. 9
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View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Anastasius Grün Blätter der Liebe, Stuttgart: Druck und Verlag von Gebrüder Franckh, 1830, page 64 (also consulted Gedichte von Anastasius Grün, Vierte, vermehrte Auflage, Leipzig: Weidmann'sche Buchhandlung, 1843, page 34; where the poem has the title "Das Blatt im Buche.")
1 Schultz: "hatte"; further changes may exist not shown above.2 Decker, Reger, 1843 edition: "Die ein"
3 Decker, Reger, 1843 edition: "sind wohl auch die Hände"
4 Decker, Reger, 1843 edition: "Die's einst im Lenz ihr"
5 Decker, Reger, 1843 edition: "wenn"
by Anton Alexander, Graf von Auersperg (1806 - 1876), as Anastasius Grün
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Language: English
I have an elderly aunt, Who has a small, old book; Lying in the old book - An old, dry leaf. So very dry, as well, are the hands Which once plucked it while in bloom. What then does the elderly one do? She weeps when she sees it.
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Anton Alexander, Graf von Auersperg (1806 - 1876), as Anastasius Grün, no title, appears in Blätter der Liebe, in Zweite Liebe, no. 9
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Word count: 48
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2. Es hat die Rose sich beklagt [sung text not yet checked]
by Hermann Julius Richter (1810 - 1873), "Es hat die Rose sich beklagt", op. 1 (Fünf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1875 [ voice and piano ], Dresden, Hoffarth
Language: German (Deutsch)
Es hat die Rose sich beklagt, Daß gar zu schnell der Duft [vergehe]1, Den ihr der Lenz gegeben habe -- Da hab' ich ihr zum Trost gesagt, Daß er durch meine Lieder wehe Und [dort]2 ein [ew'ges]3 Leben habe.
Text Authorship:
- by Friedrich Martin von Bodenstedt (1819 - 1892), no title, appears in Die Lieder des Mirza-Schaffy, in Zuléikha, no. 10
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- a text in Azerbaijani (Azərbaycan dili) by Mirzə Şəfi Vazeh (1794 - 1852) [text unavailable]
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View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Friedrich Bodenstedt's Gesammelte Schriften, Erster Band, Berlin: Verlag der Königlichen Geheimen Ober-Hofbuchdruckerei (R.v. Decker), 1865, page 52.
1 Urspruch: "verwehe"2 Mandyczewski: "drin"
3 Keller: "ewiges"
by Friedrich Martin von Bodenstedt (1819 - 1892)
2. The rose has complained
Language: English
The rose has complained That the scent, given to her by springtime, [Disappears]1 all too quickly -- Thereupon I comforted her by saying That it wafts through my songs And has an eternal life [there]2.
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Martin von Bodenstedt (1819 - 1892), no title, appears in Die Lieder des Mirza-Schaffy, in Zuléikha, no. 10
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View original text (without footnotes)Translations of title(s):
"Es hat die Rose sich beklagt" = "The rose has complained"
"Trost" = "Comfort"
2 Mandyczewski: "therein"
This text was added to the website: 2020-08-18
Line count: 6
Word count: 38
Translation © by Sharon Krebs
3. Im wunderschönen Monat Mai [sung text not yet checked]
by Hermann Julius Richter (1810 - 1873), "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", op. 1 (Fünf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1875 [ voice and piano ], Dresden, Hoffarth
Language: German (Deutsch)
Im wunderschönen Monat Mai, Als alle Knospen sprangen, 1 Da [ist]2 in meinem Herzen Die Liebe aufgegangen. Im wunderschönen Monat Mai, Als alle Vögel sangen, 3 Da hab' ich ihr gestanden Mein Sehnen und Verlangen.
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- by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Lyrisches Intermezzo, no. 1
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View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Heinrich Heine, Buch der Lieder, Hoffmann und Campe, Hamburg, 1827, page 112.
1 Lachner adds: "Geweckt von süssen Schmerzen, / Von Sehnsucht sanft umfangen,"2 Ender: "ist auch"
3 Lachner adds: "Die Blüten sich umwanden, / Die Zweige sich umschlangen,"
by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)
3. In the wonderfully beautiful month of May
Language: English
In the wonderfully beautiful month of May When all the buds are bursting open, There, from my own heart, Bursts forth my own love. In the wonderfully beautiful month of May When all the birds are singing, So have I confessed to her My yearning and my longing.
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4. Neig' schöne Knospe dich zu mir [sung text not yet checked]
by Hermann Julius Richter (1810 - 1873), "Neig' schöne Knospe dich zu mir", op. 1 (Fünf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1875 [ voice and piano ], Dresden, Hoffarth
Language: German (Deutsch)
Neig' [schöne]1 Knospe, dich zu mir, Und was ich bitte das tu' mir! Ich will dich [pflegen und]2 halten; [Du sollst bei mir erwarmen Und sollst in meinen Armen Zur]3 Blume dich entfalten.
Text Authorship:
- by Friedrich Martin von Bodenstedt (1819 - 1892), no title, appears in Die Lieder des Mirza-Schaffy, in Hafisa, no. 4
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- a text in Azerbaijani (Azərbaycan dili) by Mirzə Şəfi Vazeh (1794 - 1852) [text unavailable]
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View original text (without footnotes)1 Quilter: "schön' "
2 M. Hauptmann: "pflegen, will dich"
3 M. Hauptmann: "Bei mir sollst du erwarmen, in meinen Armen;/ Bei mir sollst du zur"
by Friedrich Martin von Bodenstedt (1819 - 1892)
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5. Seligkeit
by Hermann Julius Richter (1810 - 1873), "Seligkeit", op. 1 (Fünf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 5, published 1875 [ voice and piano ], Dresden, Hoffarth
Language: German (Deutsch)
Ich kann es Niemand klagen
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