1. Auf Flügeln des Gesanges [sung text not yet checked]
by Heinrich Triest (1808 - 1885), "Auf Flügeln des Gesanges", op. 3 (Lieder) no. 2
Language: German (Deutsch)
Auf Flügeln des Gesanges, Herzliebchen, trag ich dich fort, Fort nach den Fluren des Ganges, Dort weiß ich den schönsten Ort; Dort liegt ein [rotblühender]1 Garten Im stillen Mondenschein, Die Lotosblumen erwarten Ihr trautes Schwesterlein. Die Veilchen kichern und kosen, Und schaun nach den Sternen empor, Heimlich erzählen die Rosen Sich duftende Märchen ins Ohr. Es hüpfen herbei und lauschen Die frommen, klugen Gazelln, Und in der Ferne rauschen Des [heiligen]2 Stromes Well'n. Dort wollen wir niedersinken Unter dem Palmenbaum, Und Liebe und Ruhe trinken, Und träumen seligen Traum.
Text Authorship:
- by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Lyrisches Intermezzo, no. 9
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View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Heinrich Heine, Buch der Lieder, Hoffmann und Campe, Hamburg, 1827, page 117.
1 Lachner: "blühender"2 Mendelssohn: "heilgen"
by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)
1. On wings of song
Language: English
On wings of song, my love, I'll carry you away to the fields of the Ganges Where I know the most beautiful place. There lies a red-flowering garden, in the serene moonlight, the lotus-flowers await Their beloved sister. The violets giggle and cherish, and look up at the stars, The roses tell each other secretly Their fragant fairy-tales. The gentle, bright gazelles, pass and listen; and in the distance murmurs The waves of the holy stream. There we will lay down, under the palm-tree, and drink of love and peacefulnes And dream our blessed dream.
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Lyrisches Intermezzo, no. 9
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Word count: 95
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2. Ich wollt', meine Schmerzen ergössen sich [sung text not yet checked]
by Heinrich Triest (1808 - 1885), "Ich wollt', meine Schmerzen ergössen sich", op. 3 (Lieder) no. 3
Language: German (Deutsch)
Ich wollt, meine [Schmerzen ergössen]1 Sich all in ein [einziges]2 Wort, Das gäb ich den [lustigen]3 Winden, Die trügen es lustig fort. Sie tragen zu dir, Geliebte, Das [schmerzerfüllte]4 Wort; Du hörst es zu jeder Stunde, Du hörst es an jedem Ort. Und hast du zum nächtlichen Schlummer Geschlossen die Augen kaum, So wird [dich mein Wort]5 verfolgen Bis in den tiefsten Traum.
Text Authorship:
- by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Die Heimkehr, no. 61
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View original text (without footnotes)Note: in Zenger's score, the first time we reach stanza 1, line 2, word 5, it is "einzig", and "einziges" in the repetition.
1 Mendelssohn: "Lieb' ergösse" (love would flow)2 Mendelssohn: "einzig"
3 Mendelssohn: "lust'gen"; Zenger: "luftigen" (airy)
4 Mendelssohn: "lieb-erfüllte" (love-filled)
5 Mendelssohn: "mein Bild dich"; Zenger: "dich mein Auge"
by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)
2. I wish my pain would flow into a single word
Language: English
I wish my [pain]1 would flow Into a single word, Which I'd give to the [merry]2 winds, Who would carry it merrily along. They would carry it to you, my beloved, The [pain-filled]3 word; You hear it always, You hear it everywhere. And scarcely have you closed your eyes To night-time slumbers, My [word]4 will follow you, Into your deepest dream.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Siân Goldthorpe and Christian Stein, (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.
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View original text (without footnotes)1 Mendelssohn: "love"
2 or "airy" (for "luft'gen")
3 Mendelssohn: "love-filled"
4 Mendelssohn: "image"
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 65
Translation © by Siân Goldthorpe, Christian Stein