English translations of Sechs Lieder, opus 10
by Johann Heinrich Stuckenschmidt (1819 - 1870)
Ein schöner Stern geht auf in meiner Nacht, Ein Stern, der süßen Trost herniederlacht Und neues Leben mir verspricht -- O, lüge nicht! Gleichwie das Meer dem Mond entgegenschwillt, So flutet meine Seele, froh und wild, Empor zu deinem holden Licht -- O, lüge nicht!
Text Authorship:
- by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Neue Gedichte, in Verschiedene, in Katharina, no. 1
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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 288.
A radiant star rises in my night, A star that smiles down sweet comfort And promises me new life -- Oh, do not deceive! Just as the sea swells toward the moon, My soul surges, joyfully and wildly, Up toward your lovely light -- Oh, do not deceive!
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Neue Gedichte, in Verschiedene, in Katharina, no. 1
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Translations of titles:
"Ein schöner Stern" = "A radiant star"
"Ein schöner Stern erscheint in meiner Nacht" = "A radiant star appears in my night"
"Ein schöner Stern geht auf in meiner Nacht" = "A radiant star rises in my night"
"Ein Stern" = "A star"
"Katharina" = "Katharina"
"Katharine" = "Katharine"
"Mein Stern" = "My star"
"O lüge nicht" = "Oh, do not deceive"
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[O]1 Blätter, dürre Blätter! Wie trauert ihr so sehr! Als ihr noch gabet grünen Schein -- Da war mein lieber Schatz noch mein, Den hab' ich nimmermehr. O Blätter, dürre Blätter! Ihr habt ihn oft gesehn, [Wie]2 er [mir Treu versprochen]3 hat - Ach! kann [denn]4 Liebe wie ein Blatt In einem Jahr vergehn? O Blätter, dürre Blätter! Es war ein falscher Knab'; Euch klag' ich es, ihr schweiget still, Weil ich sonst niemand sagen will, Wie lieb' ich ihn noch hab'!
Text Authorship:
- by (Karl) Ludwig Pfau (1821 - 1894), no title, appears in Gedichte [1847], in 3. Lieder und Stimmen, in Mädchenlieder, no. 11
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View original text (without footnotes)1 Stiehl: "Ihr"; Worms: "Ach" - further changes for both may exist not noted.
2 Zemlinsky: "Wann"
3 Hiller: "so heiss geküsst mich"
4 Zemlinsky: "die"
O leaves, withered leaves! How very mournful you are! When you still had a green gleam, my dear treasure still was mine - he whom I have no longer. O leaves, withered leaves! You had seen him so often, when he promised to be true - alas! can Love, like a leaf, pass away in only one year? O leaves, withered leaves! He was a false boy; If I lament to you, you will keep silent, for I will tell no one else how much I love him still.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by (Karl) Ludwig Pfau (1821 - 1894), no title, appears in Gedichte [1847], in 3. Lieder und Stimmen, in Mädchenlieder, no. 11
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