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English translations of Drei Lieder für Sopran (oder Tenor) mit Pianoforte, opus 44

by Carl Krumpöck

1. Nun will ich mit dem reinsten Klang  [sung text not yet checked]
by Carl Krumpöck , "Nun will ich mit dem reinsten Klang", op. 44 (Drei Lieder für Sopran (oder Tenor) mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1885 [ soprano or tenor and piano ], Reichenberg, Schöpfer
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Nun will ich mit dem reinsten Klang
Mein Saitenspiel wohl rühren,
Nun soll sich meines Liedes Sang
Die höchste Wette küren,
Daß Aller Augen auf mich schau'n,
Wenn ich die Kunst erprobe
Euch holden Mädchen, schönen Frau'n
Zu Liebe und zu Lobe.

Gegrüßet seid mit allem Preis,
Ihr Zarten, Süßen, Losen,
Ihr stolzen, schlanken Lilien weiß
Und ihr, ihr rothen Rosen!
Ihr aller Schuld ein Schirm und Dach,
Ein Schild vor allem Leide,
Voll milder Güte ein klarer Bach,
Eine schimmernde Augenweide.

Ihr seid ein edler Würzewein,
Der Liebe Ingesiegel,
Voll süßer Lust ein goldner Schrein,
Der Treue starker Riegel.
Wenn ihr euch lieb und hold mir neigt
Mit eurem Gruß und Segen,
Mir's wunniglich zu Herzen steigt
Wie duftiger Maienregen.

Und lächelt mir eu'r rother Mund,
So bin ich schon eu'r eigen,
Und was mir blüht auf Herzensgrund,
Das kann ich nicht verschweigen;
Minniglich will ich sel'ger Mann
Euch in die Augen schauen,
So lang' ich singen und sagen kann,
Will ich lieben und loben die Frauen.

Text Authorship:

  • by Julius Wolff (1834 - 1910), no title, appears in Der Rattenfänger von Hameln: Eine Aventiure, first published 1876

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by Julius Wolff (1834 - 1910)
1. Now I shall with the purest tones
Language: English 
Now I shall with the purest tones
Begin playing my stringed instrument,
Now shall the singing of my song
Win the highest prize,
So that all eyes shall be upon me,
When I try out the art,
You lovely maidens, beautiful women
To your love and your praise.
 
Greetings to you with all praises,
You delicate, sweet, wanton ones,
You proud, slender white lilies
And you, you red roses!
You the protection and cover for all blame,
A shield against all suffering,
A clear brook of mild benevolence,
A shimmering feast for the eyes.
 
You are a noble spiced wine,
The seal of love,
A golden shrine full of sweet joy,
The strong lock of faithfulness.
When you incline yourselves to me lovingly and beautifully
With your greetings and your blessings,
My heart overflows wonderfully
Like a scented rain in May.
 
And if your red lips smile at me,
Then I belong to you completely,
And that which blossoms in the depths of my heart,
I cannot conceal it;
Lovingly shall I, the blissful man,
Gaze into your eyes,
As long as I can sing and speak,
I shall love and praise women.

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 Rattenfänger von Hameln: Eine Aventiure, first published 1876
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This text was added to the website: 2015-06-03
Line count: 32
Word count: 193

Translation © by Sharon Krebs
2. Husch, husch! hinterm Busch  [sung text not yet checked]
by Carl Krumpöck , "Husch, husch! hinterm Busch", op. 44 (Drei Lieder für Sopran (oder Tenor) mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1885 [ soprano or tenor and piano ], Reichenberg, Schöpfer
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Ich ging im Wald 
Durch [Kraut]1 und Gras
Und dachte dies
Und dachte das,
Da hört' ich es kommen und gehn, --
Husch! husch!
Hinter'm Busch,
Da hat mich ein Jäger gesehn.

Hab' mich geduckt,
Durch's Laub gespäht
Und wollte fort,
Da war's zu spät,
Sein Hündlein kam spürend getrappt,
Husch! husch!
Hinter'm Busch,
Da hat mich [ein]2 Jäger ertappt.

[Er frug, warum
Ich mich versteckt,
Ob er mir Furcht 
Und Angst erweckt]3,
Ich sagte: O, dass ich nicht wüsst'!
Husch! husch!
Hinter'm Busch --
[Husch! hat]4 mich [ein]2 Jäger geküsst.

Text Authorship:

  • by Julius Wolff (1834 - 1910), no title, appears in Der wilde Jäger: Eine Waidmannsmär, first published 1877

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1 Oehme: "Laub"; further changes may exist not shown above.
2 Wieninger: "der"
3 Greger: "Er fragte, ob / Er mich erschreckt, / Ob er mir Angst / Und Furcht erweckt."
4 Greger: "Da hat"

by Julius Wolff (1834 - 1910)
2.
Language: English 
In the forest I walked
Through [herbs]1 and grass,
Thinking of this,
Thinking of that,
Then I heard something coming and going, --
Whisht, whisht!
Behind the bush
A huntsman espied me.
 
I crouched down,
Peered through the foliage,
And wanted to leave;
It was too late,
His little dog, scenting me, came trotting up,
Whisht, whisht!
Behind the bush
A huntsman caught me.
 
[He asked me why
I had hidden myself,
If he scared me
Or made me fearful.]2
I said: Oh, not that I know!
Whisht, whisht!
Behind the bush
[Whisht! a]3 huntsman kissed me.

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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Translated titles:
"Husch, husch" = "Whisht, whisht"
"Ich ging im Wald durch Kraut und Gras" = "Through herbs and grass in the forest I walked"
"Husch! husch!" = "Whisht! whisht!"
"Ich ging im Wald" = "I walked in the forest"
"Jägerlied" = "Song of the huntsman"
"Husch, husch! hintern Busch" = "Whisht, whisht! behind the bush"
"Lied der Waldtraut" = "Song of Waldtraut"
"Gefunden" = "Found"
"Waldtrauts Lied" = "Waldtraut's song"

1 Oehme: "[fallen] leaves"; further changes may exist not shown above.
2 Greger: "He asked if / He had startled me, / If he had caused me / to be anxious or fearful."
3 Greger: "A"


This text was added to the website: 2015-03-19
Line count: 24
Word count: 99

Translation © by Sharon Krebs
3. Der Lenz ist gekommen  [sung text not yet checked]
by Carl Krumpöck , "Der Lenz ist gekommen", op. 44 (Drei Lieder für Sopran (oder Tenor) mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1885 [ soprano or tenor and piano ], Reichenberg, Schöpfer
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Der Lenz ist gekommen 
Ins harrende Land
Hat um sich genommen 
Sein Blumengewand,
Es schallt von den Zweigen
Der Vögel Gesang,
Nach Trauern und Schweigen
Ein grüßender Klang.
Da regt sich ein Sehnen, da blühet die Lust,
Heraus, du mein Lied, aus der klopfenden Brust! 

Es dränget zur Ferne,
Was frei und geschwind,
Es wandern die Sterne
Und Wasser und Wind.
Es wallen und weben
Die Wolken im Raum, -- 
Mit ihnen zu schweben,
Mein seligster Traum.
Ihr greifet den Blitz nicht am schmetternden Schaft.
Mich haltet ihr auch nicht in Fessel und Haft.

Ich habe getragen 
Den heimlichen Schmerz,
Nicht länger in Klagen
Vertröst' ich mein Herz.
Den Speer will ich schwingen 
Auf schnaubendem Pferd
Und singen und klingen 
Soll Harfe und Schwert.
Ich fahre wie Sturm, der die Eiche zerspellt,
Hinaus in die Freiheit, hinaus in die Welt!

Text Authorship:

  • by Julius Wolff (1834 - 1910), no title, appears in Tannhäuser: ein Minnesang, first published 1887

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Confirmed with Julius Wolff, Tannhäuser. Ein Minnesang, Erster Band, Berlin: G. Grote'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1887, pages 92-93.


by Julius Wolff (1834 - 1910)
3. Spring has come
Language: English 
Spring has come
To the waiting land,
Has wrapped around itself
Its flower-garb;
From the branches there sounds
The birds’ singing,
After sorrowing and silence
A sound of greeting.
A yearning stirs, joy blossoms,
Go forth, my song, from my pulsing bosom!

Into the distance strives
That which is free and swift,
The stars go wandering
And the waters and the wind.
The clouds in the sky
Seethe and weave, --
To float with them
Is my most blissful dream.
You do not grasp the lightning bolt by its smashing shaft.
Me, too, you do not hold in fetters and confinement.

I have borne
The secret pain,
No longer in lamentations
Do I console my heart.
I wish to wield the spear
Upon a snorting steed
And my harp and my sword
Shall sing and resound.
I ride like a storm that splits the oak,
Out into freedom, out into the world!

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2014 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.
    Contact: licenses@email.lieder.example.net

Based on:

  • a text in German (Deutsch) by Julius Wolff (1834 - 1910), no title, appears in Tannhäuser: ein Minnesang, first published 1887
    • Go to the text page.

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Translated titles:
"Der Lenz ist gekommen" = "Spring has come"
"Lied Tann-häusers im Kloster zu Adamunt" = "Song of Tann-häuser in the Monestary of Adamunt"
"Frühlingslied" = "Spring song"
"Tannhäusers Freiheitslied" = "Tannhäuser’s song of freedom"
"Tannhäuserlied" = "Tannhäuser-song"
"Der Lenz ist gekommen ins harrende Land" = "Spring has come to the waiting land"
"Tannhäuser’s Abschied vom Stift zu Adamund" = "Tannhäuser’s Farewell from the Priory of Adamund"


This text was added to the website: 2014-09-17
Line count: 30
Word count: 151

Translation © by Sharon Krebs
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