English translations of Lieder, opus 2

by Emil Kreuz (1867 - 1932)

1. An die Musik  [sung text not yet checked]
by Emil Kreuz (1867 - 1932), "An die Musik", op. 2 (Lieder) no. 1
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Du holde Kunst, in wie viel grauen Stunden,
Wo mich des Lebens wilder Kreis umstrickt,
Hast du mein Herz zu [warmer]1 Lieb entzunden,
Hast mich in eine beßre Welt entrückt.

Oft hat ein Seufzer, deiner Harf entflossen,
Ein süßer, heiliger Akkord von dir,
Den Himmel [beßrer Zeiten]2 mir erschlossen,
Du holde Kunst, ich danke dir dafür.

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The poem has not been published in print. Schubert received Schober's text in manuscript form; this manuscript has not been preserved, but a later autograph (with some differences) is kept with the Vienna City Library.

1 Schober (autograph, Vienna City Library): "neuer"
2 Schober (autograph, Vienna City Library): "neuer Hoffnung"

by Franz Adolf Friedrich von Schober (1796 - 1882)
1. To Music
Language: English 
Oh sacred art, how oft in hours blighted,
While into life's untamed cycle hurled,
Hast thou my heart to warm love reignited
To transport me into a better world!

So often has a sigh from thy harp drifted,
A chord from thee, holy and full of bliss,
A glimpse of better times from heaven lifted.
Thou sacred art, my thanks to thee for this.

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  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 1995 by Walter Meyer, (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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2. Wenn zwei von einander scheiden  [sung text not yet checked]
by Emil Kreuz (1867 - 1932), "Wenn zwei von einander scheiden", op. 2 (Lieder) no. 2, also set in English
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Wenn zwei von einander scheiden,
So geben sie sich die Händ',
Und fangen an zu weinen,
Und seufzen ohne End'.

Wir haben nicht [geweinet]1,
Wir seufzten nicht Weh und Ach!
Die [Tränen und die Seufzer]2,
Die kamen hinten nach.

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Confirmed with Heinrich Heine, Buch der Lieder, Hoffmann und Campe, Hamburg, 1827, page 153.

1 Reinecke: "geweint"
2 Decker, Reinecke: "Seufzer und die Tränen"

by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)
2. When two people part
Language: English 
When two people part
They give each other their hands
And they begin to weep
And sigh endlessly!
We did not weep,
And did not sigh "woe" and "alas."
The tears and the sighs
Came afterwards!

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  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2006 by Sharon Krebs and Harald 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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3. When two that love must sever
by Emil Kreuz (1867 - 1932), "When two that love must sever", op. 2 (Lieder) no. 2, also set in German (Deutsch)
Language: English 
When two that love must sever
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