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English translations of Drei Lieder, opus 8

by Hermann Riedel (1847 - 1913)

1. Deine weißen Lilienfinger  [sung text not yet checked]
by Hermann Riedel (1847 - 1913), "Deine weißen Lilienfinger", op. 8 (Drei Lieder) no. 2, published 1890 [ high voice and piano ], Wien, Doblinger
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Deine weißen Lilienfinger,
Könnt ich sie noch einmal küssen,
Und sie drücken an mein Herz,
Und vergehn in stillem Weinen! 

Deine klaren Veilchenaugen
Schweben vor mir Tag und Nacht,
Und mich quält es: was bedeuten
Diese süßen, blauen Rätsel?

Text Authorship:

  • by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Die Heimkehr, no. 31, first published 1823-1824

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by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)
1.
[Translation not yet available]
2. Ich sass zu deinen Füssen  [sung text not yet checked]
by Hermann Riedel (1847 - 1913), "Ich sass zu deinen Füssen", op. 8 (Drei Lieder) no. 3, published 1890 [ high voice and piano ], Wien, Doblinger
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Ich saß zu deinen Füßen
In Waldeseinsamkeit;
Windesatmen, Sehnen
Ging durch die Wipfel breit.

In stummen Ringen senkt' ich
Das Haupt in deinen Schoß,
Und meine bebenden Hände
Um deine Knie ich schloß.

Die Sonne ging hinunter,
Der Tag verglühte all,
Ferne, ferne, ferne
Sang eine Nachtigall.

Text Authorship:

  • by Karl von Lemcke (1831 - 1913), "Ich saß zu deinen Füßen", appears in Lieder und Gedichte, in 6. Vermischte Gedichte, first published 1861

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by Karl von Lemcke (1831 - 1913)
2. In the loneliness of the forest
Language: English 
I sat at your feet
In the loneliness of the forest;
The breath of the wind, like longing,
Went through the broad treetops.

In mute struggle I sank
my head into your lap,
And my shaking hands
I clasped about your knees.

The sun set,
The day lost its glow,
Far, far, far away
Sang a single nightingale.

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust

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  • a text in German (Deutsch) by Karl von Lemcke (1831 - 1913), "Ich saß zu deinen Füßen", appears in Lieder und Gedichte, in 6. Vermischte Gedichte, first published 1861
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