English translations of Zwei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, opus 34

by Erik Meyer-Helmund (1861 - 1932)

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1. Winterlied  [sung text not yet checked]
by Erik Meyer-Helmund (1861 - 1932), "Winterlied", op. 34 (Zwei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 1, published 1887 [ voice and piano ], Breslau, Dinger
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Geduld, du kleine Knospe,
Im lieben stillen Wald,
Es ist noch viel zu frostig,
Es ist noch viel zu bald.

Noch geh ich dich vorüber,
Doch merk ich mir den Platz,
Und kommt heran der Frühling,
So hol ich dich, mein Schatz.

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Confirmed with Gesammelte Werke des Grafen August von Platen in 5 Bänden, 1. Bd., Stuttgart und Tübingen, 1848.


by August von Platen-Hallermünde (1796 - 1835)
1. Winter song
Language: English 
Be patient small bud
In the lovely quiet wood,
It is still far too frosty
It is still far too early.

I shall leave you there now
But I have made a note of the spot
And when spring arrives
I shall come and fetch you, my treasure.

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2. Triftiger Grund  [sung text not yet checked]
by Erik Meyer-Helmund (1861 - 1932), "Triftiger Grund", op. 34 (Zwei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 2, published 1887 [ voice and piano ], Breslau, Dinger
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Dirnlein kommt vom Maientanz,
Hat sich müde gesprungen.
Fragt die Mutter, "Wo ist dein Kranz,
Den ich in's Haar dir geschlungen?"

"Als ich schritt durch die Felder hin,
Kam der Wind gefahren,
Riss mir Myrthe und Rosmarin 
Ungestüm aus den Haaren."

Macht die Mutter ein ernst Gesicht,
Legt die Stirne in Falten,
"Mädel, hast du zwei Hände nicht
Fest dein Kränzel zu halten?"

"Musste mit beiden Händen just 
Meinen Friedel umfassen,
Als wir uns küssten nach Herzenslust. --
Konnt' ich ihn fahren lassen?"

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Confirmed with Rudolf Baumbach, Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, vierte Auflage, Leipzig: Verlag von A. G. Liebeskind, 1882, pages 124-125.


by Rudolph Baumbach (1840 - 1905)
2. A compelling reason
Language: English 
The maiden comes home from the May dance,
She has fatigued herself with leaping about.
Her mother asks, "Where is the wreath
That I wound into your hair for you?"

"As I was walking through the fields
The wind came along;
Roughly it tore the myrtles 
And the rosemary from my hair."

Her mother makes a serious face,
Furrowing her brow:
"Girl, don't you have two hands
With which to keep a hold of your wreath?"

"Just then I needed both my hands
In order to embrace my Friedel
As we were kissing each other to our hearts' content. --
Could I have let go of him?"

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  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2020 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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