English translations of Zwei Lieder im Volkston für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, opus 13

by Max Stange (1856 - 1932)

1. Die Bekehrte
 (Sung text)
by Max Stange (1856 - 1932), "Die Bekehrte", op. 13 (Zwei Lieder im Volkston für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1886 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Raabe & Plothow
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Bei dem Glanz der Abendröthe
Ging ich still den Wald entlang,
Damon saß und blies die Flöte,
Daß es von den Felsen klang,
So la la! . . .

Und er zog mich zu sich nieder,
Küßte mich so hold und süß.
Und ich sagte: blase wieder!
Und der gute Junge blies,
So la la! . . .

Meine Ruh ist nun verloren,
Meine Freude floh davon,
Und ich hör' vor meinen Ohren
Immer nur den alten Ton,
So la la, le ralla! . . .

Text Authorship:

See other settings of this text.

by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
1. The woman converted
Language: English 
In the radiance of the sunset glow
I walked quietly along the forest,
Damon sat and played his flute
So that it rang from the rocky cliffs,
So la la! . . .
 
And he drew me down [to him]1,
Kissed me so [beautifully, so]2 sweetly,
And I said: play again!
And the good lad played,
So la la! . . .
 
My peace is now lost,
My joy has flown away,
And in my ears I hear
Always only the old sound,
So la la, le ralla! . . .

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 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.
    Contact: 

Based on:

Go to the general single-text view

View original text (without footnotes)
1 Medtner: "against himself"
2 Medtner: "beautifully and"


This text was added to the website: 2016-02-01
Line count: 15
Word count: 94

Translation © by Sharon Krebs
2. Wiegenliedchen  [sung text not yet checked]
by Max Stange (1856 - 1932), "Wiegenliedchen", op. 13 (Zwei Lieder im Volkston für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1886 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Raabe & Plothow
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Die Ähren nur noch nicken,
Das Haupt ist ihnen schwer;
Die müden Blumen blicken,
Nur schüchtern noch umher.

[Da]1 kommen Abendwinde,
[Still wie die]2 Engelein,
Und [wiegen]3 sanft und linde
Die Halm' und [Blumen]4 ein.

Und wie die Blumen blicken,
So schüchtern blickst du nun,
Und wie die Ähren nicken
Will auch dein Häuptlein ruh'n.

Und Abendklänge schwingen
[Still wie die]2 Engelein
Sich um die Wieg', und singen
Mein Kind in Schlummer ein.

Text Authorship:

See other settings of this text.

View original text (without footnotes)

Confirmed with Kinderlieder von Hoffmann von Fallersleben. Erste vollständige Ausgabe besorgt durch Dr. Lionel von Donop, Zweite Auflage, Berlin, G. Grote'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1878, page 183.

Note: in many older editions, the spelling of the word "Ähren" becomes "Aehren", but as can be seen in how "über" becomes "Ueber" when capitalized, this is due to the printing process and not to rules of orthography, so we use "Ähren".

1 Decker: "Es"
2 Keller: "So still wie"
3 Decker (possibly an error): "neigen"
4 Kiel: "Büsche"

by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874)
2. Little lullaby
Language: English 
Only the ears of wheat still nod,
Their heads are heavy;
The tired flowers gaze
Only shyly about now.
 
[Then come evening breezes]1,
As silently as little angels,
And softly and gently [rock]2
The stalks and [flowers]3 to rest.
 
And as the flowers gaze about,
So shyly you too gaze now,
And as the ears of wheat are nodding
Your little head wishes to rest as well.
 
And the evening sounds come gliding
Quietly, like the little angels,
About your cradle, and sing
My child into slumber.

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2016 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.
    Contact: 

Based on:

Go to the general single-text view

View original text (without footnotes)

Translated titles:
"Die Ähren nur noch nicken" = "Only the ears of wheat still nod"
"Schlummerlied" = "Slumber Song"
"Wiegenlied" = "Lullaby"
"Wiegenliedchen" = "Little lullaby"
"Wiegenlied im Sommer" = "Lullaby in summertime"

1 Decker: "The evening breezes come"
2 Decker (possibly an error): "incline"
3 Kiel: "bushes"


This text was added to the website: 2016-08-09
Line count: 16
Word count: 91

Translation © by Sharon Krebs