English translations of Drei Lieder für Sopran mit Pianofortebegleitung, opus 18

by Gustav Hecht (1851 - 1932)

1. Herab von den Bergen zum Thale  [sung text not yet checked]
by Gustav Hecht (1851 - 1932), "Herab von den Bergen zum Thale", op. 18 (Drei Lieder für Sopran mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 1, published 1884 [ soprano and piano ], Berlin, Sulzbach
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Herab von den Bergen zum Tale,
Vom Tal zu den Höhen hinan,
So zieh' ich [wohl tausendmale]1,
Der Frühling zieht mir voran.

Der Strom im Morgenrote
Lockt blinkend das Ufer entlang;
Der Mond, [der]2 Friedensbote,
Geht mit mir am Himmel den Gang.

Und alle die Vögel, die singen
Im Walde so wundervoll
Von tausend herrlichen Dingen,
Die ich noch finden soll.

Sie singen: Wohl weit in [der]3 Ferne
Da rauschet ein waldiger Grund,
Drin glänzen zwei selige Sterne,
Drin blüht ein vielrosiger Mund.

Die Sterne, die sollen dich grüßen
So fromm, wie sie keinem getan,
[Den Mund, den Mund sollst du]4 küssen,
Du glücklicher Wandersmann!

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1 Kalliwoda: "vieltausendmale"
2 Kalliwoda: "als"
3 Kalliwoda: "die"
4 Kalliwoda: "Der Mund, der Mund soll dich"

by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884)
1. From the mountains down into the valley
Language: English 
From the mountains down into the valley,
From the valley to the heights again,
I have done this a thousand times,
Springtime leading me forward.

The stream in the red of morning
Sparkles along the curl of the bank;
The moon, herald of peace,
Travels along with me in the sky.

And all the birds, they sing
So wonderfully in the forest
Of a thousand marvelous things
That I have yet to discover.

They sing: Far ahead in the distance
Rustles a wooded dale;
Two sacred stars twinkle within,
A mouth of many roses blooms within.

The stars, they will greet you
As reverently as they have ever done,
The mouth, the mouth you will kiss,
You privileged explorer!

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Translations of title(s):
"Auf der Wanderung" = "On a hike"
"Der glückliche Wandersmann" = "The happy explorer"
"Glücklicher Wandersmann" = "Happy Explorer"
"Herab von den Bergen" = "Down from the Mountains"
"Herab von den Bergen zum Thale" = "From the mountains down into the valley"
"Was ich noch finden soll" = "What I have yet to discover"



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2. Gute Nacht  [sung text not yet checked]
by Gustav Hecht (1851 - 1932), "Gute Nacht", op. 18 (Drei Lieder für Sopran mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 2, published 1884 [ soprano and piano ], Berlin, Sulzbach
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Im tiefsten Innern
Ein süß Erinnern
Und einen Gruß
Zum Tagesschluß.

Daß Gottes Güte
Mein Glück behüte
Daß seine Treu'
Stets mit dir sei;

Daß deine Seele
Sich mir vermähle
Auf ewiglich:
Das bete ich.

Auf ihn nur [zähl']1 ich,
Uns Beid' empfehl' ich
Fromm seiner Macht --
Nun, gute Nacht!

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1 Röhmeyer: "bau'"

by Barbara Elisabeth Glück (1814 - 1894), as Betty Paoli
2.
Language: English 
From my deepest core
A sweet reminder
And a greeting
At the end of the day.

That God’s goodness
Will preserve my happiness,
That His trustworthiness
Will always be with you;

That your soul
Be united with mine
For all eternity:
That, I pray.

On Him alone do I depend,
I commend both of us
Devoutly to His might –
Now, good night!

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3. Der Schmied  [sung text not yet checked]
by Gustav Hecht (1851 - 1932), "Der Schmied", op. 18 (Drei Lieder für Sopran mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 3, published 1884 [ soprano and piano ], Berlin, Sulzbach
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Ich hör' meinen Schatz,
Den Hammer er schwinget,
Das rauschet, das klinget,
Das dringt in die Weite,
Wie Glockengeläute,
Durch Gassen und Platz.

Am schwarzen Kamin,
Da [sitzet]1 mein Lieber,
[Doch]2 geh' ich vorüber,
Die Bälge dann sausen,
Die Flammen aufbrausen
Und lodern um ihn.

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Confirmed with: Uhlands Werke in drei Teilen, Erster Teil. Gedichte, herausgegeben von Adalbert Silbermann, Berlin, Leipzig, Wien, Stuttgart: Deutsches Verlagshaus Bong & Co., [no year given], page 37.

1 Randhartinger: "stehet"
2 Randhartinger: "Da"

by Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787 - 1862)
3. I hear my sweetheart
Language: English 
I hear my sweetheart -
The hammer he swings -
The rustling, the clinking,
Comes to me from afar,
Like the sound of bells,
Through streets and squares.

By the black fireplace
There my lover sits;
But if I pass by,
The bellows then whistle,
And the flames roar
And glow around him.

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