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English translations of 6 Gesänge von Burns und Eichendorff für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, opus 19

by Gustav Flügel (1812 - 1900)

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1. Mein Herz ist im Hochland  [sung text not yet checked]
by Gustav Flügel (1812 - 1900), "Mein Herz ist im Hochland", op. 19 (6 Gesänge von Burns und Eichendorff für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1848 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel; note: this may be the wrong text for this title
Language: German (Deutsch) 
   Mein Herz ist im Hochland, mein Herz ist nicht hier;
Mein Herz ist im Hochland, [in]1 Waldes Revier;
Dort jagt es den Hirsch und verfolget das Reh;
Mein Herz ist im Hochland, wohin ich auch geh!
 
   Leb' wohl, mein Hochland, mein heimischer [Nord]2!
Die Wiege der Freiheit, des Muthes ist dort.
Wohin ich auch wandre, wo immer ich bin:
Auf die Berg', auf die Berge zieht es mich hin!
 
   Lebt wohl, ihr Berge, bedecket mit Schnee!
Lebt wohl, ihr Thäler, voll Blumen und Klee!
Lebt wohl, ihr Wälder, bemoostes Gestein,
Ihr stürzenden Bächlein [in]1 farbigen Schein!
 
   Mein Herz ist im Hochland, mein Herz ist nicht hier;
Mein Herz, liebe Heimath, ist immer bei dir!
Es jaget den Hirsch und verfolget das Reh;
Mein Herz ist im Hochland, wohin ich auch geh!

Text Authorship:

  • by Wilhelm Christoph Leonhard Gerhard (1780 - 1858), "Mein Herz ist im Hochland"

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  • a text in English by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), "My heart's in the Highlands"
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Confirmed with Robert Burns' Gedichte deutsch von W. Gerhard, Leipzig: Verlag von Joh. Ambr. Barth., 1840, page 126

1 Schumann: "im"
2 Schumann: "Ort"

by Wilhelm Christoph Leonhard Gerhard (1780 - 1858)
1. My heart's in the highlands
Language: English 
   My heart's in the highlands, my heart is not here;
My heart's in the highlands, on the forested hunting-grounds;
There it chases the elk and pursues the deer;
My heart's in the highlands, wherever I roam!
 
   Farewell, my highlands, my native [North!]1
The cradle of freedom, of courage is found there.
Wherever I may wander, wherever I may be:
To the mountains, to the mountains I am drawn!
 
   Farewell, you mountains, covered in snow!
Farewell, you valleys, full of flowers and clover!
Farewell, you forests, mossy rocks,
You brooklets plunging in colourful sheen!
 
   My heart's in the highlands, my heart is not here;
My heart, dear homeland, is ever with you!
It chases the elk and pursues the deer;
My heart's in the highlands, wherever I roam!

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2016 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:
"Mein Herz ist im Hochland" = "My heart's in the highlands"
"Hochländers Abschied" = "Highlander's farewell"

1 Schumann: "scene"


This text was added to the website: 2016-01-13
Line count: 16
Word count: 129

Translation © by Sharon Krebs
2. Die rothe Rose
by Gustav Flügel (1812 - 1900), "Die rothe Rose", op. 19 (6 Gesänge von Burns und Eichendorff für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1848 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Mein Lieb ist gleich der rothen Ros'
 . . . . . . . . . .

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  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

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  • a text in Scottish (Scots) by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796)
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2.
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3. Fern vom Liebsten
by Gustav Flügel (1812 - 1900), "Fern vom Liebsten", op. 19 (6 Gesänge von Burns und Eichendorff für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1848 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Fern vom Liebsten, an dem Meere
 . . . . . . . . . .

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3.
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4. Der Bote  [sung text not yet checked]
by Gustav Flügel (1812 - 1900), "Der Bote", op. 19 (6 Gesänge von Burns und Eichendorff für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1848 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel
Language: German (Deutsch) 
  Am [Himmelsgrund schießen]1
So lustig die Stern',
Dein Schatz läßt dich grüßen
Aus weiter, weiter Fern' !

  Hat eine Zither gehangen
An der Thür unbeacht't,
Der Wind ist gegangen
Durch die Saiten bei Nacht.

  Schwang sich auf dann vom Gitter
Über die Berge, übern Wald --
Mein Herz ist die Zither,
Gibt ein'n fröhlichen Schall.

Text Authorship:

  • by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Der Bote", appears in Gedichte, in 4. Frühling und Liebe

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Confirmed with Gedichte von Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff, Halle an der Saale: Druck und Verlag von Otto Hendel, [no year], page 141.

1 Bohm: "Himmelsgrunde schienen"; further changes may exist not shown above.

by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857)
4.
Language: English 
The stars [shoot]1 so merrily
Across the heavenly background,
Your beloved sends you greetings
From the great, great distance!
 
Unnoticed, a zither hung
At the door;
The wind blew through
The strings by night.
 
[The tones] then rose aloft from the strings
Over the mountains, over the forest --
My heart is the zither,
It emits a joyous sound.

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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1 Bohm: " shine"; further changes may exist, not shown above.


This text was added to the website: 2015-06-09
Line count: 12
Word count: 59

Translation © by Sharon Krebs
5. Die Stille  [sung text not yet checked]
by Gustav Flügel (1812 - 1900), "Die Stille", op. 19 (6 Gesänge von Burns und Eichendorff für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 5, published 1848 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Es [weiß]1 und rät es doch Keiner,
Wie mir so wohl ist, so wohl!
Ach, wüßt es nur Einer, nur Einer,
Kein Mensch es sonst wissen [soll]2!

So still ist's nicht draußen im Schnee,
So stumm und verschwiegen sind
Die Sterne nicht in der Höhe,
Als meine Gedanken sind.

Ich [wünscht']3, es wäre schon Morgen,
Da fliegen zwei Lerchen auf,
Die überfliegen einander,
Mein Herz folgt ihrem Lauf.

Ich [wünscht']3, ich wäre ein Vöglein
Und [zöge über das]4 Meer,
Wohl über das Meer und weiter,
Bis daß ich im Himmel wär'!

Text Authorship:

  • by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Die Stille", appears in Gedichte, in 4. Frühling und Liebe

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Confirmed with Aus dem Leben eines Taugenichts und das Marmorbild. Zwei Novellen nebst einem Anhange von Liedern und Romanzen, Berlin, Vereinsbuchhandlung, 1826, pages 215-216. Note: the spelling has been modernized. In the edition cited, "rät" is spelled "räth".

1 Bungert: "weiß es"; further changes may exist not shown above.
2 Schumann: "sollt'"
3 Becker: "wollt'"
4 Becker: "flöge über's"

by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857)
5. Silence
Language: English 
No one knows or guesses
how glad I am, so glad!
Alas, if only one could know it, just one -
no other soul should know it!

The snow outside is not so quiet -
nor as mute and silent 
are the lofty stars,
compared with my thoughts.

I wish it were morning already;
up would fly two larks,
flying over each other,
and my heart would follow their course.

I wish I were a little bird -
I would fly over the sea,
well across the sea and farther,
until I were in heaven!

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust

    Emily Ezust permits her translations to be reproduced without prior permission for printed (not online) programs to free-admission concerts only, provided the following credit is given:

    Translation copyright © by Emily Ezust,
    from the LiederNet Archive

    For any other purpose, please write to the e-mail address below to request permission and discuss possible fees.
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  • a text in German (Deutsch) by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Die Stille", appears in Gedichte, in 4. Frühling und Liebe
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Translation of title "Die Stille" = "Silence"


This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 92

Translation © by Emily Ezust
6. Mondnacht  [sung text not yet checked]
by Gustav Flügel (1812 - 1900), "Mondnacht", op. 19 (6 Gesänge von Burns und Eichendorff für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 6, published 1848 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel
Language: German (Deutsch) 
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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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"

by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857)
6. Moonlit night
Language: English 
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

    Emily Ezust permits her translations to be reproduced without prior permission for printed (not online) programs to free-admission concerts only, provided the following credit is given:

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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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Translation of title "Mondnacht" = "Moonlit night"
1 In German, "Die Erde" (the earth) is feminine and "Der Himmel" (the sky) is masculine.


This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 64

Translation © by Emily Ezust
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