English translations of Zwei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, opus 20

by Oscar Meyer (1865 - 1935)

1. Ein kleines Lied  [sung text not yet checked]
by Oscar Meyer (1865 - 1935), "Ein kleines Lied", op. 20 (Zwei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1900 [ voice and piano ], Frankfurt a/M., Firnberg
Language: German (Deutsch) 
  Ein kleines Lied, wie geht's nur an,
Daß man so lieb es haben kann,
Was liegt darin? erzähle!

  Es liegt darin ein wenig Klang,
Ein wenig Wohllaut und Gesang
Und eine ganze Seele.

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Confirmed with Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach Gesammelte Schriften , Erster Band, Aphorismen. Parabeln, Märchen und Gedichte, Berlin: Verlag von Gebrüder Paetel, 1893, p. 185.


by Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach (1830 - 1916)
1. A little song
Language: English 
A little song, how does it take shape,
that one can love it so well?
Of what is it made? Say!

It is made of some sound,
some pleasing sound and singing
and all of the feeling of one's soul.

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  • by Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "A little song", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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2. Bettlerliebe  [sung text not yet checked]
by Oscar Meyer (1865 - 1935), "Bettlerliebe", op. 20 (Zwei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1900 [ voice and piano ], Frankfurt a/M., Firnberg
Language: German (Deutsch) 
O laß mich nur von ferne stehn
Und [hangen]1 stumm an deinem Blick;
Du bist so jung, du bist so schön,
Aus deinen Augen lacht das Glück.
[Und]2 ich so arm, so müde schon,
Ich habe nichts, [was]3 dich gewinnt.
O, wär' ich doch ein Königssohn
Und du ein arm', [verlor'nes]4 Kind!

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Note: Reger SW lists this as "Dichter[in] unbekannt" (unknown poet)
1 Reger: "hängen"
2 Franckenstein: "Doch"
3 Reger: "das"
4 Franckenstein: "verlassen"

by Theodor Storm (1817 - 1888)
2.
Language: English 
Oh, allow me just to remain here, afar,
And hang wordlessly upon your gaze;
You are so young, you are so beautiful,
Delight laughs from your eyes.
And I am so inadequate, already so spent,
I have nothing that might gain your favor.
Oh, if only I were the son of a king
And you were a poor, lost child!

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