English translations of Zwei Duette, opus 71
by Friedrich Hieronymus Truhn (1811 - 1886)
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Mein Liebchen, wir sassen beisammen, Traulich im leichten Kahn. Die Nacht war still, und wir schwammen Auf weiter Wasserbahn. Die Geisterinsel, die schöne, Lag dämm'rig im Mondenglanz; Dort klangen liebe Töne, Dort wogte der Nebeltanz. Dort klang es lieb und lieber, Und wogt' es hin und her; Wir aber schwammen vorüber, Trostlos auf weitem Meer.
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- by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Lyrisches Intermezzo, no. 42
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Confirmed with Heinrich Heine, Buch der Lieder, Hoffmann und Campe, Hamburg, 1827, page 147.
My darling, we sat together, Comfortably in the light little boat; The night was still, and we floated on the broad watery road. The ghostly island, the lovely one, lay duskily in the moonlight; there rang out lovely tones, there the dancing mists waved. The sounds there grew lovelier and lovelier, and the dance surged back and forth; but we floated past, Comfortless on the wide sea.
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Es fällt ein Stern herunter Aus seiner funkelnden Höh; Das ist der Stern der Liebe, Den ich dort fallen seh. Es fallen vom Apfelbaume, Der [weißen Blätter so viel]1, Es kommen die neckenden [Lüfte]2, Und treiben damit ihr Spiel. Es singt [der]3 Schwan im [Weiher]4, Und rudert auf und ab, Und immer leiser singend, Taucht er ins Flutengrab. Es ist so still und [dunkel]5! Verweht ist Blatt und Blüt', Der Stern ist knisternd zerstoben, Verklungen das Schwanenlied.
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- by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Lyrisches Intermezzo, no. 59
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View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Heinrich Heine, Buch der Lieder, Hoffmann und Campe, Hamburg, 1827, page 163.
1 Backer-Grøndahl, Haine: "Blüten und Blätter viel"; Cui, Gernsheim, Pfitzner: "Blüten und Blätter so viel"; Mangold: "weißen Blätter viel"; Unger: "Blätter und Blüten viel"2 Gernsheim: "Winde"
3 Unger: "ein"
4 Gernsheim: "Wasser"
5 Haine, Mangold: "so dunkel"
A star is tumbling downward From where it sparkled on high, It is the star for lovers, That falling there I spy. The apple tree has been shedding White petals abundantly Along come the breezes so teasing And toying with the debris. The swan sings in the water, And paddles o'er each wave, And singing ever softer, Dives to his watery grave. It is so dark and silent, Swept off are bloom and leaf, The star has fizzled and scattered; And faded, the swan's song, so brief.
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