German (Deutsch) translations of Five Songs, opus 21

by Leslie John Howard (b. 1948)

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1. The lamb   [sung text not yet checked]
by Leslie John Howard (b. 1948), "The lamb ", op. 21 (Five Songs) no. 1 (1972) [ medium voice and piano ]
Language: English 
Little Lamb, who made thee?
Dost thou know who made thee?
Gave thee life, and [bid]1 thee feed,
By the stream and o'er the mead;
Gave thee clothing of delight,
Softest clothing woolly, bright;
Gave thee such a tender voice,
Making all the vales rejoice?
Little Lamb, who made thee?
Dost thou know who made thee?

Little Lamb, I'll tell thee,
Little Lamb, I'll tell thee:
He is callèd by thy name,
For He calls Himself a Lamb.
He is meek, and He is mild:
He became a little child.
I a child, and thou a lamb,
We are callèd by His name.
Little Lamb, God bless thee!
Little Lamb, God bless thee!

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1 MacNutt, Somervell: "bade"

by William Blake (1757 - 1827)
1.
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Kleines Lamm, wer schuf dich?
Weißt du es? Wer schuf dich?
Gab dir Leben, Futter drunt’
bei dem Bach im Wiesengrund?
Hat zur Freud dir zuerkannt
weichstes, hellstes Wollgewand?
Gab dir solch ein Stimmlein fein,
dass sich Berg und Tal erfreun?
Kleines Lamm, wer schuf dich,
sag mir doch, wer schuf dich?

Kleines Lamm, ich sag’s dir,
kleines Lamm, ich sag’s dir:
Man ruft ihn bei deinem Nam’,
denn er nennt sich selbst ein Lamm.
Er ist fromm und er ist lind:
wurde selbst zum kleinen Kind.
Ich ein Kind und du ein Lamm.
Man ruft uns bei seinem Nam’.
Kleines Lamm, Gott schütz’ dich!
Kleines Lamm, Gott schütz’ dich!

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  • Singable translation from English to German (Deutsch) copyright © 2015 by Bertram Kottmann, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you must ask the copyright-holder(s) directly for permission. If you receive no response, you must consider it a refusal.

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Translation of title "The lamb" = "Das Lamm"


This text was added to the website: 2015-11-11
Line count: 20
Word count: 110

Translation © by Bertram Kottmann
2. The sick rose   [sung text not yet checked]
by Leslie John Howard (b. 1948), "The sick rose ", op. 21 (Five Songs) no. 5 (1979) [ medium voice and piano ]
Language: English 
O Rose, thou art sick!
The invisible worm
That flies in the night,
In the howling storm,

Has found out thy bed
Of crimson joy:
And his dark secret love
Does thy life destroy.

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by William Blake (1757 - 1827)
2. Die erkrankte Rose
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Oh Ros', du bist krank!
Der heimliche Wurm,
der da fliegt in der Nacht,
im heulenden Sturm,

hat gefunden dein Bett
von Freuden rot,
und sein schwarzheimlich Lieben
bringt dir den Tod.

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  • Translation from English to German (Deutsch) copyright © 2010 by Walter A. Aue, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you must ask the copyright-holder(s) directly for permission. If you receive no response, you must consider it a refusal.

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This text was added to the website: 2010-08-16
Line count: 8
Word count: 32

Translation © by Walter A. Aue