English translations of Sechs Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte, opus 7

by Gustav Jenner (1865 - 1920)

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1. Es hat mein Liebchen, wenn's lacht
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by Gustav Jenner (1865 - 1920), "Es hat mein Liebchen, wenn's lacht", op. 7 (Sechs Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1900 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Es hat mein Liebchen,
Wenn's lacht, ein Grübchen
Im Wängelein;
Ihm eingedrücket
Mit zartem Finger
Hat's ohne Zweifel
Ein Engelein.

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by Georg Friedrich Daumer (1800 - 1875)
1. My love has, when she laughs
Language: English 
My love has,
When she laughs, a dimple
In her little cheek;
It was pressed into [her cheek] there
With a gentle finger
Without any doubt
By an angel.

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2. Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt
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by Gustav Jenner (1865 - 1920), "Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt", op. 7 (Sechs Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1900 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt
Weiß, was ich leide!
Allein und abgetrennt
Von aller Freude
Seh ich an's Firmament
Nach jener Seite.
Ach, der mich liebt und kennt,
Ist in der Weite.
Es schwindelt mir, es brennt
Mein Eingeweide.
Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt
Weiß, was ich leide!

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First published in Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre. Ein Roman. Herausgegeben von Goethe. Zweyter Band. Berlin. Bei Johann Friedrich Unger. 1795, pages 265-266. The poem appears in Book 4, Chapter 11 of Goethe's novel.

by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
2.
Language: English 
Only one who knows longing
Knows what I suffer!
Alone and cut off
From all joy,
I look into the firmament
In that direction.
Ah! he who loves and knows me
Is far away.
I am reeling,
My entrails are burning.
Only one who knows longing
Knows what I suffer!

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3. Es träumte mir, ich sei dir theuer
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by Gustav Jenner (1865 - 1920), "Es träumte mir, ich sei dir theuer", op. 7 (Sechs Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1900 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Es träumte mir,
Ich sei dir teuer;
Doch zu erwachen
Bedurft' es kaum.
Denn ach im Traume
Bereits empfand ich,
Es sei ein Traum.

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by Georg Friedrich Daumer (1800 - 1875)
3. I dreamed
Language: English 
I dreamed
I was dear to you;
But to wake up
I hardly dared.
For in the dream
I already understood
That it was only a dream.

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4. Abends
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by Gustav Jenner (1865 - 1920), "Abends", op. 7 (Sechs Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1900 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Warum duften die Levkoien so viel schöner bei der Nacht?
Warum brennen deine Lippen so viel röter bei der Nacht?
Warum ist in meinem Herzen so die Sehnsucht auferwacht,
Diese brennend roten Lippen dir zu küssen bei der Nacht?

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by Theodor Storm (1817 - 1888)
4. In the evening
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Why do the stocks seem so much more scented at night?
Why do your lips burn so much more red at night?
Why has the longing awakened within my heart,
To kiss these burning red lips by night?

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5. Die Nachtigall
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by Gustav Jenner (1865 - 1920), "Die Nachtigall", op. 7 (Sechs Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 5, published 1900 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Das macht, es hat die Nachtigall
Die ganze Nacht gesungen;
Da sind von ihrem süssen Schall,
Da sind in Hall und Widerhall
Die Rosen aufgesprungen.
 
Sie war doch sonst ein wildes Kind,
Nun geht sie tief in Sinnen,
Trägt in der Hand den Sommerhut
Und duldet still der Sonne Glut
Und weiß nicht, was beginnen.

Das macht, es hat die Nachtigall
Die ganze Nacht gesungen;
Da sind von ihrem süssen Schall,
Da sind in Hall und Widerhall
Die Rosen aufgesprungen.

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by Theodor Storm (1817 - 1888)
5. The nightingale
Language: English 
It happened because the nightingale 
sang the whole night long;
from her sweet call,
from the echo and re-echo,
roses have sprung up.

She was but recently a wild blossom,
and now she walks, deep in thought;
she carries her summer hat in her hand,
enduring quietly the heat of the sun,
knowing not what to begin.

It happened because the nightingale 
sang the whole night long;
from her sweet call,
from the echo and re-echo,
roses have sprung up.

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Translation of title "Die Nachtigall" = "The nightingale"


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6. Stille Sicherheit
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by Gustav Jenner (1865 - 1920), "Stille Sicherheit", op. 7 (Sechs Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 6, published 1900 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Horch, wie still es wird im dunkeln Hain,
Mädchen, wir sind sicher und allein.

Still versäuselt hier am Wiesenhang
Schon der Abendglocke müder Klang.

Auf den Blumen, die sich dir verneigt,
Schlief das letzte Lüftchen ein und schweigt.

Sagen darf ich dir, wir sind allein,
Daß mein Herz ist ewig, ewig dein.

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by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850)
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Listen, how quiet the dark wood has become,
Darling girl, we are safe and alone.

Here on the sloping meadow
The tired pealing of the evening bell murmurs quietly.

Upon the flowers, that bow to you,
The last breeze falls asleep and is silent.

Now I may tell you, since we are alone,
That my heart is yours forever.

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  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2009 by Melissa Malde, (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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