English translations of Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, opus 52
by Friedrich Wilhelm Dietz (1833 - 1897)
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[Hör]1 es klagt die Flöte wieder Und die kühlen [Brunnen]2 rauschen, Golden wehn die Töne nieder, Stille, [stille]3, laß uns lauschen! Holdes Bitten, mild Verlangen, [Wie es süß zum Herzen spricht]4! Durch die Nacht die mich umfangen, Blickt zu mir der Töne Licht.
Text Authorship:
- by Clemens Maria Wenzeslaus von Brentano (1778 - 1842), no title, written 1802, appears in Lustige Musikanten, first published 1803
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View original text (without footnotes)1 Brandts-Buys: "Horch"
2 Louis Ferdinand: "Bronnen"
3 omitted by Brandts-Buys.
4 Brandts-Buys: "Wie so süß zum Herzen es spricht!"
Hark, the flute laments again and the cool springs murmur; golden, the sounds waft down - be still, be still, let us listen. Lovely supplication, gentle longing, how sweetly it speaks to the heart! Through the night that enfolds me shines the light of the music.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2005 by Emily Ezust
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Clemens Maria Wenzeslaus von Brentano (1778 - 1842), no title, written 1802, appears in Lustige Musikanten, first published 1803
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Es war, als [hätt']1 der Himmel, Die Erde still geküßt, Daß sie im Blütenschimmer Von ihm [nun]2 träumen müßt. Die Luft ging durch die Felder, Die Ähren wogten sacht, Es rauschten leis die Wälder, So sternklar war die Nacht. Und meine Seele spannte Weit ihre Flügel aus, Flog [durch]3 die stillen [Lande]4, Als flöge sie nach Haus.
Text Authorship:
- by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Mondnacht", appears in Gedichte, in 6. Geistliche Gedichte
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View original text (without footnotes)Note for line 1: on the repetition in Thuille's song, "hätt'" becomes "hätte".
1 Hutter: "ob"; further changes may exist not shown above.2 Brahms, Schumann: "nur"
3 Thuille: "über"
4 Brahms: "Räume"
It was as if the sky Had quietly kissed the earth, So that, glistening with blossoms, She must only dream of him.1 The breeze wafted through the fields, The ears of corn waved gently, The forests rustled faintly, So sparkling clear was the night. And my soul stretched its wings out far, Flew through the still lands, as if it were flying home.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Mondnacht", appears in Gedichte, in 6. Geistliche Gedichte
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View original text (without footnotes)Translation of title "Mondnacht" = "Moonlit night"
1 In German, "Die Erde" (the earth) is feminine and "Der Himmel" (the sky) is masculine.
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Rosig goldne Wölkchen ziehen
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