English translations of Fünf Lieder nach den Worten verschiedener Dichter, opus 1

by Karl Gerstberger (1892 - 1955)

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1. Wanderschaft
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by Karl Gerstberger (1892 - 1955), "Wanderschaft", op. 1 (Fünf Lieder nach den Worten verschiedener Dichter) no. 4, published 1935 [ voice and piano ]
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Im Walde blüht der Seidelbast,
Im Graben liegt noch Schnee;
Das du mir heut' geschrieben hast,
Das Brieflein tat mir weh.

Jetzt schneid' ich einen Stab im Holz;
Ich weiß ein ander Land,
Da sind die Jungfern nicht so stolz
Dem Lieben abgewandt.

Im Walde blüht der Seidelbast,
Kein Brieflein tut mir weh,
Und das du mir geschrieben hast,
Schwimmt draußen auf dem See, 
Schwimmt draußen auf dem Bodensee, 
Ja draußen auf dem See.

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by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962)
1. Wanderings
Language: English 
The laurel blooms in the forest,
Snow still lies in the [ditch]1;
The letter that you wrote to me today,
[The letter] wounded me.

Now I shall cut a staff in the woods;
I know another land
Where the maidens are not so proudly
Averse to loving.

The laurel blooms in the forest,
No letter wounds me,
And the one you wrote to me,
Floats out there upon the lake,
Floats out there upon Lake Constance,
Yes, out there upon the lake.

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Translations of title(s):
"Im Walde blüht der Seidelbast" = "The laurel blooms in the forest"
"Der Seidelbast" = "The laurel"
"Wanderschaft" = "Wanderings"

1 Frommlet: "garden"


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Word count: 83

Translation © by Sharon Krebs