English translations of Zwei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, opus 23
by Wilhelm Schauseil (1843 - 1892)
[O]1 Blätter, dürre Blätter! [Wie]2 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]3 habt ihn oft gesehn, [Wie]4 er [mir Treu geschworen]5 hat — Ach! kann [denn]6 Liebe wie ein Blatt In einem Jahr vergehn? O Blätter, dürre Blätter! [Es]7 war ein falscher Knab'. Euch klag' ich es, ihr schweiget still — 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 text without footnotesConfirmed with Gedichte von Ludwig Pfau. Dritte Auflage und Gesammtausgabe., Stuttgart, G. J. Göschen'sche Verlagshandlung, 1874, page 116.
1 Stiehl: "Ihr"; Worms: "Ach" - further changes for both may exist not noted.2 Hölzel: "Ach wie"
3 Hölzel: "Ach ihr"
4 Zemlinsky: "Wann"
5 Hiller, Hölzel: "so heiss geküsst mich"; Zemlinsky: "mir Treu versprochen"
6 Zemlinsky: "die"
7 Hölzel: "Ach es"
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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- 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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Eine Rose gepflückt! sie duftete ja So süß und hold mir entgegen; Als ich die blühende Rose sah, Mußt' ich ans Herz mir sie legen. Ist das denn Sünde? Einen Kuß mir geraubt! der schwellende Mund, Er lächelte Freuden und Liebe, Als thät' er des Lebens Weisheit kund, Da ward ich an ihm zum Diebe. Ist das denn Sünde?
Text Authorship:
- by Julius Wolff (1834 - 1910), "Frage", appears in Singuf: Rattenfängerlieder, first published 1881
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A rose picked! it wafted its scent So sweetly and beautifully towards me; When I saw the blooming rose, I had to press it to my heart. Is that a sin? A stolen kiss! the swelling lips Smiled, betokening joys and love, As if they proclaimed life's wisdom; Thus I became a thief of kisses. Is that a sin?
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Julius Wolff (1834 - 1910), "Frage", appears in Singuf: Rattenfängerlieder, first published 1881
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Translated titles:"Frage" = "Question"
"Ist das denn Sünde?" = "Can that be sin?"
"Eine Rose gepflückt" = "A rose picked"
This text was added to the website: 2014-05-23
Line count: 10
Word count: 59