English translations of Zwei Lieder, opus 20

by Hermann von Glenck (1883 - 1952)

1. Blätterfall  [sung text not yet checked]
by Hermann von Glenck (1883 - 1952), "Blätterfall", op. 20 (Zwei Lieder) no. 1 [ soprano and piano ]
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Leise, windverwehte Lieder,
Mögt ihr fallen in den Sand!
Blätter seid ihr eines Baumes,
Welcher nie in Blüthe stand.

Welke, windverwehte Blätter,
Boten naher Winterruh',
Fallet sacht! . . . ihr deckt die Gräber
Mancher todten Hoffnung zu.

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Confirmed with Gedichte von Heinrich Leuthold, Dritte vermehrte Auflage, Frauenfeld, Verlag von J. Huber, 1884, p. 3.


by Heinrich Leuthold (1827 - 1879)
1. Fall of leaves
Language: English 
Quiet, windblown songs,
May you fall into the sand!
You are leaves of a tree
That never blossomed.
 
Withered, windblown leaves,
Messengers of the nearing winter-rest,
Fall gently! . . . you cover the graves
Of many a dead hope.

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2. Morgen  [sung text not yet checked]
by Hermann von Glenck (1883 - 1952), "Morgen", op. 20 (Zwei Lieder) no. 2 [ soprano and piano ]
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Wie du nun vom blauen Hügel,
Sonne, deine Hände hebst
Und auf goldgesäumtem Flügel
Lächelnd nach der Höhe schwebst,
Hängt sich meiner Seele Sehnen
Weinend an dein weißes Kleid,
Daß du mich aus Noth und Thränen
Trügst in ew'ge Herrlichkeit!

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Confirmed with Anna Ritter, Gedichte, Neunte Auflage, Stuttgart und Berlin: J.G. Cotta'sche Buchhandlung Nachfolger, 1900, page 208.


by Anna (Nuhn) Ritter (1865 - 1921)
2. Morning
Language: English 
When from the blue hill,
Sun, you lift your hands
And with gold-bordered pinions
Smilingly float up to the heights,
The yearning of my soul attaches
Itself, weeping, to your white garment,
So that out of misery and tears
You might carry me to eternal glory!

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