English translations of Lieb' und Leben : Neue Lieder, Heft 3: Enttäuschung, opus 14

by Johann Wolfgang von Ehrenstein (d. 1870)

1. Wenn du gute Augen hast  [sung text not yet checked]
by Johann Wolfgang von Ehrenstein (d. 1870), "Wenn du gute Augen hast", op. 14 (Lieb' und Leben : Neue Lieder, Heft 3: Enttäuschung) no. 2
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Wenn du gute Augen hast,
Und du schaust in meine Lieder,
Siehst du eine junge Schöne
Drinnen wandeln auf und nieder.

Wenn du gute Ohren hast,
Kannst du gar die Stimme hören,
Und ihr Seufzen, Lachen, Singen
Wird dein armes Herz betören.

Denn sie wird, mit Blick und Wort,
Wie mich selber dich verwirren;
Ein verliebter Frühlingsträumer,
Wirst du durch die Wälder irren.

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by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)
1. If you have good eyes to see
Language: English 
If you have good eyes to see,
And have a close look at my songs,
You will see a young beauty
Strolling along at will inside.

If you have good ears to listen,
You can even hear the voice,
And her sighs, her laughs, her singing
will beguile your poor heart.

Because she will, by gaze and word,
Just like me confuse you;
A  dreamer drunk from spring and love,
You will roam the woods.

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2. Sag, wo ist dein schönes Liebchen  [sung text not yet checked]
by Johann Wolfgang von Ehrenstein (d. 1870), "Sag, wo ist dein schönes Liebchen", op. 14 (Lieb' und Leben : Neue Lieder, Heft 3: Enttäuschung) no. 3
Language: German (Deutsch) 
  "Sag, wo ist dein schönes Liebchen,
Das du einst so schön besungen,
Als die zaubermächt'gen Flammen
Wunderbar dein Herz durchdrungen?"

  Jene Flammen sind erloschen,
Und mein Herz ist kalt und trübe,
Und dies Büchlein ist die Urne
Mit der Asche meiner Liebe.

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Confirmed with: Heinrich Heine’s sämtliche Werke in vier Bänden, herausgegeben von Otto F. Lachmann, Erster Band, Leipzig: Druck und Verlag von Philipp Reclam jun, [1887], page 152.


by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)
2.
Language: English 
  "Tell me, where is your lovely darling
That you once praised in song so beautifully,
When the powerfully enchanting flames
Wondrously flooded your heart?"

  Those flames are extinguished,
And my heart is cold and dreary,
And this little book is the urn
Containing the ashes of my love.

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Translations of title(s):
"Asche" = "Ashes"
"Ende" = "The end"
"Sag an, wo ist dein holdes Liebchen" = "Tell me, where is your lovely darling"
"Sag, wo ist dein schönes Liebchen" = "Tell me, where is your lovely darling"
"Zum Schluss" = "At the end"



This text was added to the website: 2021-09-18
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Translation © by Sharon Krebs