English translations of Zwei Gesänge für 3 Frauenstimmen (oder Chor) mit Pianofortebegleitung, opus 23
by Carl Adolf Lorenz, Dr. (1837 - 1923)
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1. Die Spröde [sung text not yet checked]
by Carl Adolf Lorenz, Dr. (1837 - 1923), "Die Spröde", op. 23 (Zwei Gesänge für 3 Frauenstimmen (oder Chor) mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 1, published 1879 [ vocal trio for 3 female voices (or three-part chorus) and piano ], Leipzig, Kistner
Language: German (Deutsch)
An dem [reinsten]1 Frühlingsmorgen Gieng die Schäferin und sang, Jung und schön und ohne Sorgen, Daß es durch die Felder [klang]2, So la la! le ralla. Thyrsis bot ihr für ein Mäulchen [Zwei,]3 drei Schäfchen gleich am Ort, [Schalkhaft blickte sie]4 ein Weilchen; Doch sie sang und lachte fort, So la la! le ralla. Und ein Andrer bot ihr Bänder, Und der Dritte bot sein Herz; Doch sie trieb mit Herz und Bändern So wie mit den Lämmern Scherz, Nur la la! le ralla.
Text Authorship:
- by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Die Spröde"
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View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Goethes Sämmtliche Werke: Vollständige Ausgabe in zehn Bänden, Erster Band, Stuttgart: Verlag der J.G. Cotta’schen Buchhandlung, 1875, pages 6-7. Note: modernized spelling would change "Gieng" to "Ging".
2 Cimarosa: "drang"
3 Cimarosa: "Da"
4 Cimarosa: "Sie besann sich nur"
by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
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Language: English
On the [purest]1 of spring mornings The shepherdess walked along singing, Young and beautiful and free of care, [Singing] so that [it rang]2 through the fields, So la la! le ralla. Thyrsis offered her for a little kiss [Two,]3 three little sheep on the spot, [She looked at him roguishly]4 for a little while; But she continued to sing and laugh, So la la! le ralla. And another chap offered her ribbons, And a third one offered his heart; But she made fun of heart and ribbons As she had with the lambs, Only la la! le ralla.
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Die Spröde"
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View original text (without footnotes)Translated titles:
"Die Spröde" = "The aloof [shepherdess]"
"An dem reinstem Frühlingsmorgen" = "On the purest of spring mornings"
"Die Spröde und die Bekehrte" = "The aloof and the repentant [shepherdess]"
2 Cimarosa: "the song penetrated"
3 Cimarosa: "There"
4 Cimarosa: "She only thought about it"
This text was added to the website: 2016-03-30
Line count: 15
Word count: 103
Translation © by Sharon Krebs
2. Vergissmeinnicht [sung text not yet checked]
by Carl Adolf Lorenz, Dr. (1837 - 1923), "Vergissmeinnicht", op. 23 (Zwei Gesänge für 3 Frauenstimmen (oder Chor) mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 2, published 1879 [ vocal trio for 3 female voices (or three-part chorus) and piano ], Leipzig, Kistner
Language: German (Deutsch)
Blaublümlein spiegelten sich im Bach Und riefen den eilenden Wellen nach: Vergißmeinnicht! Die lachten: Wir müssen zum Meere hin, Und aus den Augen ist aus dem Sinn, Vergißmeinnicht! Blauäuglein hatte ein Mägdelein, Die strahlten dem Knaben ins Herz hinein: Vergißmeinnicht! Der Knabe zog in die Welt hinaus, Da blühte und welkte manch Blumenstrauß. Vergißmeinnicht! Und als er allein auf unendlicher See, Da grüßten ihn Sterne, da faßt' ihn ein Weh, Vergißmeinnicht! Aus rauschenden Wogen sangen herauf Die Tropfen im Meere aus Bächleins Lauf: Vergißmeinnicht!
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- by Julius Wolff (1834 - 1910), no title, appears in Der wilde Jäger: Eine Waidmannsmär, first published 1877
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by Julius Wolff (1834 - 1910)
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Language: English
Blue flowerets were reflected in the brook And called after the hurrying waves: Forget me not! They laughed: We must be off to the ocean, And out of sight is out of mind, Forget me not! A maiden had blue eyes, They shone into the young lad's heart: Forget me not! The lad went out into the world, There bloomed and wilted many a bouquet. Forget me not! And when he was alone on the boundless sea, The stars greeted him, he became heart-sore, Forget me not! From the booming waves there sang up to him The drops in the sea that came from the brook: Forget me not!
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2015 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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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Julius Wolff (1834 - 1910), no title, appears in Der wilde Jäger: Eine Waidmannsmär, first published 1877
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Translated titles:"Blaublümlein spiegelten sich im Bach" = "Blue flowerets were reflected in the brook"
"Vergißmeinnicht" = "Forget-me-not"
"Vergiß mein nicht" = "Forget me not"
"Blaublümelein" = "Blue flowerets"
This text was added to the website: 2015-03-19
Line count: 18
Word count: 109
Translation © by Sharon Krebs