English translations of Drei Lieder, opus posth. 10
by Wilhelm Petersen (1890 - 1957)
1. Denk es, o Seele  [sung text not yet checked]
by Wilhelm Petersen (1890 - 1957), "Denk es, o Seele", op. posth. 10 no. 3 [ voice and piano ]
Language: German (Deutsch)
Ein Tännlein grünet, wo, Wer weiß, im Walde, Ein Rosenstrauch, wer sagt, In welchem Garten? Sie sind erlesen schon, Denk' es, o Seele! Auf deinem Grab zu wurzeln Und zu wachsen. Zwei schwarze Rößlein weiden Auf der Wiese, Sie kehren heim zur Stadt In [muntern]1 Sprüngen. Sie werden schrittweis gehn Mit deiner Leiche; [Vielleicht, vielleicht noch eh']2 An ihren Hufen Das Eisen los wird, Das ich blitzen sehe!
Text Authorship:
- by Eduard Mörike (1804 - 1875), "Denk es, o Seele!"
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View text without footnotesConfirmed with Eduard Mörike, Gedichte, Dramatisches, Erzählendes, Zweite, erweiterte Auflage, Stuttgart: J.G. Cotta'sche Buchhandlung Nachf., 1961, page 103.
1 Pfitzner: "muntren"2 Distler: "Vielleicht noch, vielleicht eh'"; Rheinberger: "Vielleicht noch eh'"
by Eduard Mörike (1804 - 1875)
1. A little fir-tree flourishes
Language: English
A little fir-tree flourishes, who knows where, in the wood; A rosebush, who can tell in what garden? They are selected already, Consider, o soul, to take root and grow on your grave. Two young black horses graze on the pasture, they return back to town with lively leaps. They will go step by step with your corpse; perhaps, perhaps even before on their hooves the shoe gets loose, and I can see it sparkle.
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Eduard Mörike (1804 - 1875), "Denk es, o Seele!"
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