English translations of 3 Lieder für Mezzo-Sopran mit Pianoforte, opus 20
by Ernst Pauer (1826 - 1905)
1. Frühlingslied an Arlikona [sung text not yet checked]
by Ernst Pauer (1826 - 1905), "Frühlingslied an Arlikona", op. 20 no. 1, published 1848 [ mezzo-soprano and piano ], Wien, Diabelli und Comp.
Language: German (Deutsch)
Du siehst mich an und kennst mich nicht, Du liebes Engelangesicht! Die Wünsche weißt Du nicht, die reinen, Die du so unbewußt erregt. Ich muß mich freu'n, und möchte weinen, So hast Du mir mein Herz bewegt. Kenn' ich dein Glück, Du kennst es nicht, Du liebes Engelangesicht! Welch schönes Los ist Dir beschieden! Wie eine Lilie auf dem Feld, So heiter und so still zufrieden Lebst du in deiner kleinen Welt. Mich treibt's im Leben hin und her, Als ob ich niemals glücklich wär', Kann keinen Frieden mir erjagen, Und keine Heiterkeit und Ruh'; Und hab' in meinen schönsten Tagen Nur einen Wunsch: lebt' ich wie Du!
Text Authorship:
- by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874), no title, written 1822, appears in Lyrische Gedichte, in Liebesleben, in Frühlingslieder an Arlikona, no. 2
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by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874)
1.
Language: English
You gaze at me and yet don’t know me, You dear face of an angel! You do not know the desires, so pure, That you unknowingly inspire. I must be happy, yet I want to weep, You have so unsettled my heart. Do I know your happiness – you don’t know it – You dear face of an angel! Such a beautiful lot has been cast for you! Like a lily in a field, So cheerful and so quietly contented You live within your tiny world. I race here and there through life, As if I might never again be happy, I can not seek after peace, Nor serenity nor rest; And, in my most beautiful days, I have but one wish: to live as you do!
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2025 by Michael P Rosewall, (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 August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874), no title, written 1822, appears in Lyrische Gedichte, in Liebesleben, in Frühlingslieder an Arlikona, no. 2
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Line count: 18
Word count: 127
Translation © by Michael P Rosewall
2. Wiegenlied [sung text not yet checked]
by Ernst Pauer (1826 - 1905), "Wiegenlied", op. 20 no. 2, published 1848 [ mezzo-soprano and piano ], Wien, Diabelli und Comp.
Language: German (Deutsch)
Alles still in süßer Ruh, Drum, mein Kind, so schlaf auch du! Draußen säuselt nur der Wind: Su, susu! schlaf ein, mein Kind! [Schließ du]1 deine Äugelein, Laß sie wie zwei Knospen sein! Morgen, wenn die Sonn' erglüht, Sind sie wie die Blum' erblüht. Und die Blümlein schau' ich an, Und die Äuglein küss' ich dann, Und der Mutter Herz vergißt, Daß es draußen Frühling ist.
Text Authorship:
- by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874), no title, appears in Kinderlieder, in Wiegenlieder I, no. 1
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View text without footnotesConfirmed with Kinderlieder von Hoffmann von Fallersleben. Erste vollständige Ausgabe besorgt durch Dr. Lionel von Donop, Zweite Auflage, Berlin, G. Grote'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1878, pages 26-27.
Note: in many older editions, the spelling of the word "Äugelein" becomes "Aeugelein", but as can be seen in how "über" becomes "Ueber" when capitalized, this is due to the printing process and not to rules of orthography, so we use "Äugelein".
See also this text that makes use of the second and third stanzas.
1 Kücken: "Schließe" by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874)
2. All is still in sweet repose
Language: English
All is still in sweet repose, Therefore, my child, you, too, must sleep. Outside is but the rustle of the wind, Sh, sh, sh, go to sleep, my child. Close your little eyes, Let them be two little buds. Tomorrow when the sun shines, They will blossom like flowers. And I gaze at the little flowers, And I kiss the little eyes, And a mother's heart forgets That it is spring outside.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Ruth Rainero, (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 August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874), no title, appears in Kinderlieder, in Wiegenlieder I, no. 1
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Word count: 73
Translation © by Ruth Rainero
3. Die Wasserrose [sung text not yet checked]
by Ernst Pauer (1826 - 1905), "Die Wasserrose", op. 20 no. 3, published 1848 [ mezzo-soprano and piano ], Wien, Diabelli und Comp.
Language: German (Deutsch)
[Die stille Wasserrose]1 Steigt aus dem blauen See, [Die Blätter flimmern und blitzen]2, Der Kelch ist weiß wie Schnee. Da gießt der Mond vom Himmel All' seinen gold'nen Schein, Gießt alle seine [Strahlen]3 In ihren Schooß hinein. Im Wasser um die Blume Kreiset ein weißer Schwan, Er [singt]4 so süß, so leise Und schaut die Blume an. Er singt so süß, so leise Und will im Singen vergehn -- O Blume, weiße Blume, Kannst du das Lied verstehn?
Text Authorship:
- by Emanuel Geibel (1815 - 1884), no title, appears in Jugendgedichte, in 1. Erstes Buch, in Lieder als Intermezzo, no. 9
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View text without footnotesConfirmed with Emanuel Geibel, Gedichte, Vierte Auflage, Berlin: Verlag von Alexander Duncker, 1845, page 63.
1 Köllner: "Die weisse Wasserrose"; Franz, C. Schumann: "Die stille Lotosblume"2 Lachner (op. 134 no. 1 only), Wegener-Koopman: "Die feuchten Blätter zittern"
3 Rheinberger: "Flammen"
4 Kücken: "singet"
by Emanuel Geibel (1815 - 1884)
3. The quiet lotus-blossom/water-rose
Language: English
The quiet lotus blossom sprouts from the pond so blue, its leaves all glimmer and sparkle, its bud is white as snow. The moon pours down from heaven all of its golden shine, pours all its golden moonbeams into her blossom heart. In water 'round the blossom circles the whitest swan it sings so sweet, so softly and gazes on the bloom. It sings so sweet, so softly and would but perish in song. O blossom, whitest blossom, can you conceive the song?
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 1996 by David Kenneth Smith, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., please ask the copyright-holder(s) directly.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Emanuel Geibel (1815 - 1884), no title, appears in Jugendgedichte, in 1. Erstes Buch, in Lieder als Intermezzo, no. 9
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 83
Translation © by David Kenneth Smith