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English translations of Drei Lieder, opus 6

by W. J. Otto Lessmann (1844 - 1918)

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1. Liebeslust  [sung text not yet checked]
by W. J. Otto Lessmann (1844 - 1918), "Liebeslust", op. 6 (Drei Lieder) no. 1, published 1869 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Schlesinger
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Die Welt ruht still im Hafen,
Mein Liebchen, gute Nacht!
Wann Wald und Berge schlafen,
Treu' Liebe einsam wacht.

Ich bin so [wach und]1 lustig,
Die Seele ist so licht,
Und eh' ich [liebt']2, da wußt' ich
Von solcher Freude nicht.

Ich fühl' mich so befreiet
Von eitlem Trieb und Streit,
Nichts mehr das Herz zerstreuet
In seiner Fröhlichkeit.

Mir ist, als müßt' ich singen
So recht aus tiefster [Lust]3
Von wunderbaren Dingen,
[Was Niemand sonst bewußt]4.

O könnt' ich Alles sagen!
O wär' ich recht geschickt!
So muß ich still ertragen,
Was mich so hoch beglückt.

Text Authorship:

  • by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), no title, appears in Gedichte, in 4. Frühling und Liebe, in Die Einsame, no. 2

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Confirmed with Joseph Freiherrn von Eichendorff, Gedichte, Berlin, Verlag von M. Simion, 1841, page 292.

1 Seifert: "wach, so"
2 Kiel: "liebte"
3 Kiel, Seifert: "Brust"
4 Kiel: "Was sonst Niemand bewußt"; Seifert: "Die Niemand sonst bewußt"; Trunk: "Was gewußt"

by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857)
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2. Der Ungenannten   [sung text not yet checked]
by W. J. Otto Lessmann (1844 - 1918), "Der Ungenannten ", op. 6 (Drei Lieder) no. 2, published 1869 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Schlesinger
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Auf eines Berges Gipfel
Da möcht' ich mit dir stehn,
Auf Täler, Waldeswipfel
Mit dir herniedersehn;
Da möcht' ich rings dir zeigen
Die Welt im Frühlingsschein,
Und sprechen: wär's mein Eigen,
So wär' es mein und dein.
 
In meiner Seelen Tiefen,
O sähst du da hinab,
Wo alle Lieder schliefen,
Die je ein Gott mir gab!
Da würdest du erkennen:
Wenn [Echtes]1 ich erstrebt,
Und mag's [auch dich]2 nicht nennen,
Doch ist's von dir belebt.

Text Authorship:

  • by Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787 - 1862), "Der Ungenannten", appears in Lieder

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Confirmed with: Uhlands Werke, Erster Teil, Gedichte, herausgegeben von Adalbert Silbermann, Berlin, Leipzig, Wien, Stuttgart: Deutsches Verlagshaus Bong & Co., [no year], pages 41-42.

1 Lang: "Ächtes"
2 Unger: "dich auch"

by Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787 - 1862)
2.
Language: English 
On the top of a mountain
I would like to stand with you,
Gazing down upon
Valleys and treetops;
Around [us] I would like to show you
The world in the glow of spring,
And say : were this mine,
It would now be mine and yours. 

Into the depths of my soul,
O you would look,
Where slumbering lay all the songs
That God gave me!
There you would see:
When I seek Reality,
Even if it does not name you,
It is animated by you.

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2018 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 Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787 - 1862), "Der Ungenannten", appears in Lieder
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Translation of title "Der Ungenannten" = "The unnamed one"


This text was added to the website: 2004-01-22
Line count: 16
Word count: 86

Translation © by Emily Ezust
3. In der Ferne  [sung text not yet checked]
by W. J. Otto Lessmann (1844 - 1918), "In der Ferne", op. 6 (Drei Lieder) no. 3, published 1869 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Schlesinger
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Will ruhen unter den Bäumen hier,
Die [Vögelein]1 hör' ich so gerne.
Wie [singet]2 ihr so zum Herzen mir!
Von [unsrer]3 Liebe was wisset ihr
In dieser weiten Ferne?

Will ruhen hier an des Baches Rand,
Wo [duftige Blümlein]4 sprießen.
Wer hat euch Blümlein, [hieher]5 gesandt?
Seid ihr ein [herzliches]6 Liebespfand
Aus der Ferne von meiner Süßen?

Text Authorship:

  • by Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787 - 1862), "In der Ferne", written 1806, appears in Lieder, in Wanderlieder, no. 3, first published 1815

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1 Aggházy, Herrmann, Unger: "Vöglein"
2 Herrmann: "singt"
3 Andersson: "meiner"
4 Aggházy: "duftige Blumen"; Herrmann: "duft'ge Blumen"
5 Brahms, Andersson: "hierher"
6 Herrmann: "herzlich"

by Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787 - 1862)
3. Far away
Language: English 
I will rest under the trees here,
I enjoy listening to the little birds so much;
How can your singing affect my heart so!
What do you know of our love,
In this far-off place?

I will rest here on the edge of the brook,
Where fragrant little flowers sprout.
Who has sent you little blossoms here?
Are you a heartfelt pledge of love
From my far-off sweetheart?

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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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 10
Word count: 68

Translation © by Emily Ezust
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