English translations of Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, opus 10
by Henriette Fahrbach (1851 - 1923)
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Es war ein fauler Schäfer, Ein rechter Siebenschläfer, Ihn kümmerte kein Schaf. Ein Mädchen konnt' ihn fassen, Da war der Tropf verlassen, Fort Appetit und Schlaf! Es trieb ihn in die Ferne, Des Nachts zählt er die Sterne, Er klagt und härmt sich brav. Nun da sie ihn genommen, Ist alles wieder kommen, Durst, Appetit und Schlaf.
Text Authorship:
- by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Der Schäfer", appears in Lieder für Liebende
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Confirmed with Goethe's Werke, Vollständige Ausgabe letzter Hand, Sieben und vierzigster Band, Stuttgart & Tübingen: in der J.G. Cotta'schen Buchhandlung, 1833, page 37.
Note: See also the folk text Siebenschläfer.
Once there was a lazy shepherd - a true lazy-bones - concerned over no sheep. A maiden tried to catch him, and then the twit lost appetite and sleep! He's driven to distant places; at night he counts the stars; and he laments and grieves deeply. Now, since she has accepted him, everything is back to normal: thirst, appetite and sleep.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Der Schäfer", appears in Lieder für Liebende
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Translation of title "Der Schäfer" = "The shepherd"This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 59
Nicht mit [Engeln im]1 blauem Himmelszelt, Nicht mit Rosen [auf]2 duftigem Blumenfeld, Selbst mit [dem ewigen Sonnenlicht]3, [Vergleiche]4 ich Zuleikha, mein Mädchen nicht! Denn der Engel Busen ist [liebesleer]5, Unter Rosen drohen die Dornen her, Und die Sonne verhüllt des Nachts ihr Licht, Sie alle gleichen Zuleikha nicht. Nichts finden, so weit das Weltall reicht, Die Blicke, was meiner Zuleikha gleicht! Schön, dornlos, voll ewigem Liebes-Schein! Kann sie mit sich selbst nur verglichen sein!
Text Authorship:
- by Friedrich Martin von Bodenstedt (1819 - 1892), no title, appears in Die Lieder des Mirza-Schaffy, in Zuléikha, no. 1
Based on:
- a text in Azerbaijani (Azərbaycan dili) by Mirzə Şəfi Vazeh (1794 - 1852) [text unavailable]
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View original text (without footnotes)1 Grünberger: "den Engeln, im"; further changes may exist not shown above.
2 Rubinstein: "im"
3 Bronsart, Deprosse, Mandyczewski: "der ewigen Sonne Licht"
4 Bronsart, Deprosse, Mandyczewski: "Vergleich'"
5 Bronsart, Deprosse, Mandyczewski, Rubinstein: "liebeleer"
Not with angels in the blue canopy of heaven, Not with roses [on]1 the scented flowery meadow, Even with the [eternal light of the sun]2, Do I compare Suleika, my maiden! For the bosom of the angels is void of love, From under the roses thorns threaten, And the sun hides its light at night, They are all nothing like Suleika. As far as the universe extends, my eyes Find nothing that is like my Suleika! Beautiful, thornless, full of the eternal glow of love, She can only be compared to herself!
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2013 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 Martin von Bodenstedt (1819 - 1892), no title, appears in Die Lieder des Mirza-Schaffy, in Zuléikha, no. 1
Based on:
- a text in Azerbaijani (Azərbaycan dili) by Mirzə Şəfi Vazeh (1794 - 1852) [text unavailable]
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View original text (without footnotes)Translated titles:
"Nicht mit Engeln" = "Not with angels"
"Zuléikha" and "Zuleika" and "Suleika" = "Suleika"BR>
"Nicht mit Engeln im blauen Himmelszelt" = "Not with angels in the blue canopy of heaven"
"Lob Zuleika's" = "In praise of Suleika"
2 Bronsart, Mandyczewski: "light of the eternal sun"
This text was added to the website: 2013-10-03
Line count: 12
Word count: 95
Wenn der Frühling auf die Berge steigt Und im Sonnenstrahl der Schnee zerfließt, Wenn das erste Grün am Baum sich zeigt, Und im Gras das erste Blümlein sprießt -- Wenn vorbei im Thal Nun mit einem Mal Alle [Regenzeit]1 und Winterqual, Schallt es von den Höh'n Bis zum Thale weit: O, wie wunderschön Ist die Frühlingszeit! Wenn am Gletscher heiß die Sonne leckt, [Wenn]2 die Quelle von den Bergen springt, Alles rings mit [jungem]3 Grün sich deckt Und das [Lustgetön]4 der Wälder klingt-- [Lüfte]5 lind und lau Würzt die grüne Au, Und der Himmel lacht so rein und blau, Schallt es von den Höh'n Bis zum Thale weit: O, wie wunderschön Ist die Frühlingszeit! War's nicht auch zur jungen Frühlingszeit, Als Dein Herz sich meinem Herz erschloß? Als [von]6 Dir, du wundersüße Maid, [Ich den]7 ersten langen Kuß genoß! Durch den Hain [entlang]8, Heller Lustgesang, Und die Quelle von den Bergen sprang-- [Scholl]9 es von den Höh'n Bis zum Thale weit: O, wie wunderschön Ist die Frühlingszeit!
Text Authorship:
- by Friedrich Martin von Bodenstedt (1819 - 1892), no title, appears in Die Lieder des Mirza-Schaffy, in Zuléikha, no. 12
Based on:
- a text in Azerbaijani (Azərbaycan dili) by Mirzə Şəfi Vazeh (1794 - 1852) [text unavailable]
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View original text (without footnotes)Note: in Zöllner's setting, in stanza 1, line 11, when "Ist" is repeated, it becomes "Ist doch"
2 Frank: "Und"
3 Frank: "frischem"
4 Mandyczewski: "Luftgetön" (typo in the score?)
5 Frank: "Düfte"
6 Zöllner: "ich von"
7 Zöllner: "Den"
8 Frank, Zöllner: "erklang"
9 Frank, Zöllner: "Schallt"
When spring climbs up on the mountains And the snow melts in the sunbeams, When the first green shows itself on the trees, And in the grass the first little flower springs up, When in the valley Suddenly now All rainy time and winter misery is over, Then it rings out from the heights Down to the wide valley: Oh how wondrously beautiful Is springtime! When the sun's heat melts the glaciers, When the water spring leaps from the mountains, [When] everything around adorns itself with green And the [joyful]1 sounds of the forest ring out, [When] mild and warm breezes Become filled with the scents of the green meadow, And the heavens smile so pure and blue, Then it rings out from the heights Down to the wide valley: Oh how wondrously beautiful Is springtime! And was it not also during early springtime That your heart revealed itself to my heart? When, you wondrously sweet maiden, I revelled in the first long kiss from you? Throughout the grove Bright, joyful singing, And the water spring leapt from the mountains -- Then it rang out from the heights Down to the wide valley: Oh how wondrously beautiful Is springtime!
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2013 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 Martin von Bodenstedt (1819 - 1892), no title, appears in Die Lieder des Mirza-Schaffy, in Zuléikha, no. 12
Based on:
- a text in Azerbaijani (Azərbaycan dili) by Mirzə Şəfi Vazeh (1794 - 1852) [text unavailable]
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View original text (without footnotes)Translated titles:
"O, wie wunderschön ist die Frühlingszeit" = "Oh how wondrously beautiful is springtime"
"Die Frühlingszeit" and "Frühlingszeit" = "Springtime"
"Wenn der Frühling auf die Berge steigt = "When spring climbs up upon the mountains"
"Frühlingslied" = "Song of Spring"
"Frühling" = "Spring"
"O wie wunderschön" = "Oh how wondrously beautiful"
"O wie wunderschön ist die Frühlingszeit" = "Oh how wondrously beautiful is springtime"
"O wunderschöne Frühlingszeit" = "Oh beautiful springtime"
"Wunderschöne Frühlingszeit" = "Wondrously beautiful springtime"
This text was added to the website: 2013-07-31
Line count: 33
Word count: 199