English translations of Zwei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, opus 45
by Louis Schlottmann (1826 - 1905)
Erwin Ihr verblühet, süße Rosen, Meine Liebe trug euch nicht; Blühet, ach! dem Hoffnungslosen, Dem der Gram die Seele bricht! [Jener Tage denk' ich trauernd, Als ich, Engel, an dir hing, Auf das erste Knöspchen lauernd Früh zu meinem Garten ging;]1 Alle Blüten, alle Früchte Noch zu deinen Füßen trug Und vor deinem Angesichte [Hoffnung in dem]2 Herzen schlug. Ihr verblühet, süße Rosen, Meine Liebe trug euch nicht; Blühtet, ach! dem Hoffnungslosen, Dem der Gram die Seele bricht.
Text Authorship:
- by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Wehmut", appears in Erwin und Elmire
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View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Goethe's Werke nach den vorzüglichsten Quellen revidirte Ausgabe, Dritter Theil, Gedichte, herausgegeben und mit Anmerkungen begleitet von Dr. Fr. Strehlke, Berlin, Gustav Hempel, 1868, pages 74-75. Note: we have corrected the typo in stanza 1, line 3, word 1 : in many early editions, this was "blühtet", but most editions of his works published after 1852 (possibly earlier) indicate this correction, cf. Goethe's Liebe und Liebesgedichte, Berlin, Allgemeine Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, 1852, page 147.
Note: in Perfall's score, there are two typos: stanza 2, line 4, word 5 is "hin" instead of "ging"; and stanza 3, line 4, word 5 is "trug" instead of "schlug".
1 Hensel:Der auf erste Knöspchen lauernd früh zu seinem Garten ging, ach der Tage denk ich trauernd, als ich Engel an dir hing.2 Hensel: "Hoffnung mir im"
Erwin You are wilting, sweet roses - my love could not sustain you. Bloom for hopelessness then, for he whose soul is breaking from sorrow! I think mournfully of those days when I hung on you, angel, waiting for your first little bud and going to my garden early; Every blossom, every fruit I carried to your feet; and before your countenance, hope throbbed in my heart. You are wilting, sweet roses - my love could not sustain you. Bloom for hopelessness then, for he whose soul is breaking from sorrow!
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Translation of title "Zur Rosenzeit" = "To the time of roses"Translation of Fanny Mendelssohn's closing stanza:
Bloom for him who waits for your first bud, going to his garden early; alas, I think mournfully of those days when I hung on you, my angel.
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Word count: 89
Ich bin der [wohlbekannte]1 Sänger, Der vielgereiste Rattenfänger, Den diese altberühmte Stadt Gewiß besonders nöthig hat; Und wären's Ratten noch so viele, Und wären Wiesel mit im Spiele; Von allen säubr' ich diesen Ort, Sie müssen mit einander fort. Dann ist der gut gelaunte Sänger Mitunter auch ein Kinderfänger, Der selbst die wildesten bezwingt, Wenn er die goldnen Mährchen singt. Und wären Knaben noch so trutzig, Und wären Mädchen noch so stutzig, In meine Saiten greif' ich ein, Sie müssen alle hinter drein. Dann ist der vielgewandte Sänger Gelegentlich ein Mädchenfänger; In keinem Städtchen langt er an, Wo er's nicht mancher angethan. Und wären Mädchen noch so blöde, Und wären Weiber noch so spröde; Doch allen wird so liebebang Bei Zaubersaiten und Gesang.
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- by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Der Rattenfänger", first published 1804
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View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Goethe's Werke, Vollständige Ausgabe letzter Hand, Erster Band, Stuttgart und Tübingen, in der J.G.Cotta'schen Buchhandlung, 1827, pages 200-201; and with Taschenbuch auf das Jahr 1804, Herausgegeben von Wieland und Goethe, Tübingen, in der Cotta'schen Buchhandlung, pages 148-149. Just below the poem it says "(Von Anfang.)".
1 Methfessel: "weitgereiste"; further changes may exist not noted.I am the well-known singer, the widely-travelled rat-catcher, of whom this old, famous city certainly has an especial need. And even if the rats are very numerous, and even if there are weasels in the picture, of each and every one I'll clear this place; they must all go away. Then also, this well-disposed singer is from time to time a child-catcher, who can capture even the wildest when he sings golden fairy tales. And even if the boys are defiant, and even if the girls are startled, I pluck my strings and each and every one must follow. Then also, this many-skilled singer occasionally is a maiden-catcher; in no town does he stay where he does not bewitch many. And even if the maidens are shy, and even if the women are prim, each and every one becomes lovestruck from his magical strings and songs.
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Translation of title "Der Rattenfänger" = "The rat-catcher"This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 147