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English translations of Drei Lieder für gemischten Chor, opus 16

by Gustav Hecht (1851 - 1932)

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1. Zwiegesang  [sung text not yet checked]
by Gustav Hecht (1851 - 1932), "Zwiegesang", op. 16 (Drei Lieder für gemischten Chor) no. 1, published 1884 [ mixed chorus a cappella ], Bremen, Praeger & Meier
Language: German (Deutsch) 
  Im Fliederbusch ein Vöglein saß
In der stillen, schönen Maiennacht,
Darunter ein Mägdlein im hohen Gras
In der stillen, schönen Maiennacht.
Sang Mägdlein, hielt das Vöglein Ruh',
Sang Vöglein, hört' das Mägdlein zu,
  Und weithin klang 
  Der Zwiegesang
Das mondbeglänzte Thal entlang.

  Was sang das Vöglein im Gezweig
Durch die stille, schöne Maiennacht?
Was sang doch wohl das Mägdlein [gleich]1
Durch die stille, schöne Maiennacht?
Von Frühlingssonne das Vögelein,
Von Liebeswonne das Mägdelein.
  Wie der Gesang 
  Zum Herzen [drang]2,
[Vergess']3 ich nimmer mein [Lebelang]4!

Text Authorship:

  • by Robert Reinick (1805 - 1852), "Zwiegesang", appears in Lieder eines Malers mit Randzeichnungen seiner Freunde, appears in Lieder, in Frühling und Liebe, first published 1837

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Confirmed with Robert Reinick, Lieder eines Malers mit Randzeichnungen seiner Freunde, neu herausgegeben von Adolf Bothe, München: Verlag Rösl u. Cie., 1919, page 4. First published in Deutscher Musenalmanach auf das Jahr 1837, p. 217.

1 omitted by Mangold
2 Berger, Mangold: "klang"
3 Dresel: "Vergeß'"
4 Berger, Mangold: "Leben lang"

by Robert Reinick (1805 - 1852)
1. Duet
Language: English 
In the lilac bush a little bird sat
In the quiet, lovely May night;
Below, a maiden [sat] in the high grass
In the quiet, lovely May night.
When the maiden sang, the little bird was quiet,
When the little bird sang, the maiden listened,
  And over a long distance rang out
  Their duet
Alongside the moon-bright valley.
 
What was the little bird singing in the branches
Through the quiet, lovely May night?
For that matter, what was the maiden singing
Through the quiet, lovely May night?
Of the spring's sun [sang] the little bird,
Of the splendor of love [sang] the maiden.
   How that song
   Exhilarated my heart,
I will never forget for the rest of my life.

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust

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  • a text in German (Deutsch) by Robert Reinick (1805 - 1852), "Zwiegesang", appears in Lieder eines Malers mit Randzeichnungen seiner Freunde, appears in Lieder, in Frühling und Liebe, first published 1837
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Translations of titles
"Zwiegesang" = "Duet"



This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 18
Word count: 119

Translation © by Emily Ezust
2. Schwerer Traum  [sung text not yet checked]
by Gustav Hecht (1851 - 1932), "Schwerer Traum", op. 16 (Drei Lieder für gemischten Chor) no. 2, published 1884 [ mixed chorus a cappella ], Bremen, Praeger & Meier
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Ich hab [die]1 Nacht geträumet
Wohl einen schweren Traum;
Es wuchs in meinem Garten
Ein [Rosmarinenbaum]2.

Ein Kirchhof war der Garten,
Ein Blumenbeet das Grab,
Und von [dem grünen Baume]3
Fiel Kron' und Blüte ab.

Die Blüten tät ich sammeln
In einen goldenen Krug;
Der fiel mir aus den Händen,
Daß er in [Stücke zerschlug]4.

D'raus sah ich Perlen rinnen
Und Tröpflein rosenrot.
Was mag der Traum bedeuten?
Ach Liebster, bist du tot?

Text Authorship:

  • from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , no title, first published 1855

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Confirmed with Das Lied von der blauen Blume, zwanzigste Auflage, by Leontine von Winterfeld-Platen, Schwerin: Friedrich Bahn, Copyright 1912, page 146. Appears in vierzehntes Kapitel.

1 Draeseke: "zu"; further changes may exist not shown above.
2 Deprosse: "Rosmarienbaum"
3 Deprosse: "den schönen Bäumen"
4 Deprosse, van Eijken, Volkmann: "Stücken schlug"

from Volkslieder (Folksongs)
2.
Language: English 
I dreamed all last night
Such a worrisome dream;
I saw growing in my garden
A rosemary tree.

A church graveyard was the garden,
A flowerbed the grave,
And from the green tree
fell a crown and blossoms.

I collected the blossoms
In a golden jar;
I fell out of my hands,
And [smashed completely to pieces]1.

Around the outside I saw pearls
And rose-red drops.
What could the dream mean?
Ah, Beloved, are you dead?

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2016 by Laura Prichard, (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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Translator's notes:
Line 2-4: crown (of a tree): braches and foliage from the top of the tree.
Line 4-1: pearls: could also mean pearly drops, like tears or sweat

1 J. van Eijken: "smashed to pieces"


This text was added to the website: 2016-02-08
Line count: 16
Word count: 78

Translation © by Laura Prichard
3. Frühlingslied  [sung text not yet checked]
by Gustav Hecht (1851 - 1932), "Frühlingslied", op. 16 (Drei Lieder für gemischten Chor) no. 3, published 1884 [ mixed chorus a cappella ], Bremen, Praeger & Meier
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Nun fangen die Weiden zu blühen an,
  Jauchze, mein Herz! 
Schon zwitschert ein Vögelein dann und wann, 
  Jauchze, mein Herz! 
Und ist's auch der holde Frühling noch nicht 
Mit dem schönen Grün und den Blüthen licht, 
  Wer weiß, über Nacht
  Kommt er mit Macht,
  Und bald mit all seiner Lust und Pracht,
Jauchze nur, jauchze, jauchze mein Herz! 

Weiß rauschen die Bächlein hinab in's Thal,
  Jauchze, mein Herz! 
Viel muthiger lacht schon der Sonne Strahl, 
  Jauchze, mein Herz! 
Und liegt auch noch in den Furchen der Schnee,
Und thäte der Reif dem Frühling noch weh, 
  Wer weiß, über Nacht
  Kommt er mit Macht,
  Und bald mit all seiner Lust und Pracht,
Jauchze, nur jauchze, jauchze mein Herz! 

Fürwahr, schon spürt' ich ein Lüftchen lau, 
  Jauchze, mein Herz! 
Am Borde gar nicket ein Blümchen schlau,
  Jauchze, mein Herz! 
Und schwimmt auch noch auf den Seeen das Eis,
Und wartet der Frühling noch kluger Weis,
  Wer weiß, über Nacht 
  Kommt er mit Macht, 
  Und bald mit all seiner Lust und Pracht,
Jauchze nur, jauchze, jauchze mein Herz!

Text Authorship:

  • by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Nun fangen die Weiden zu blühen an!", appears in Liederbuch, in 1. Naturlieder, no. 12

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Confirmed with Liederbuch von Friedrich Oser, 1842-1874. Mit einem biographischen Verzeichnis der Componisten, Basel: Benno Schwabe, Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1875, pages 14-15.


by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891)
3.
Language: English 
Now the willows are beginning to bloom,
  Rejoice, my heart!
A birdlet is already twittering now and then,
  Rejoice, my heart!
And though it not be the lovely springtime yet
With its beautiful green and its blossoms bright,
  Who knows, overnight
  It may appear with might,
  And soon with all its joy and glory,
Only rejoice, rejoice, rejoice, my heart!

White-flecked, the brooklets are rushing down into the valley,
  Rejoice, my heart!
The sun’s beams are smiling much more bravely already,
  Rejoice, my heart!
And though in the furrows snow may yet lie,
And though frost might still injure the springtime,
  Who knows, overnight
  It may appear with might,
  And soon with all its joy and glory,
Only rejoice, rejoice, rejoice, my heart!

Truly, already I felt a balmy breeze,
  Rejoice, my heart!
On the bank a floweret nods cleverly,
  Rejoice, my heart!
And although ice be still floating upon the lakes,
And springtime wisely yet waits [to appear],
  Who knows, overnight
  It may appear with might,
  And soon with all its joy and glory,
Only rejoice, rejoice, rejoice, my heart!

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2020 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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Based on:

  • a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Nun fangen die Weiden zu blühen an!", appears in Liederbuch, in 1. Naturlieder, no. 12
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Translations of title(s):
"Frühlingskommen" = "The coming of spring"
"Frühlingslied" = "Springtime song"
"Frühlingsnahen" = "The nearing of spring"
"Jauchze, mein Herz" = "Rejoice, my heart"
"Nun fangen die Weiden zu blühen an!" = "Now the willows are beginning to bloom!"
"Vorfrühling " = "Just before springtime"



This text was added to the website: 2020-08-04
Line count: 30
Word count: 181

Translation © by Sharon Krebs
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