English translations of Fünf Gesänge, opus 5

by Heinrich Triest (1808 - 1885)

1. Du bist vom Schlaf erstanden
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by Heinrich Triest (1808 - 1885), "Du bist vom Schlaf erstanden", op. 5 (Fünf Gesänge) no. 2
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Du bist vom Schlaf erstanden
Und wandelst durch die Au.
Da liegt ob allen Landen
Der Himmel wunderblau.

Weißt nicht, daß, als ohn' Sorgen 
Du schliefest schmerzenlos,
Der Himmel bis zum Morgen
Viel Tränen niedergoß.

In stillen Nächten weinet
Oft mancher aus dem Schmerz,
Und morgens dann man meinet,
Stets fröhlich sei sein Herz.

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by Justinus (Andreas Christian) Kerner (1786 - 1862)
1. You have risen from sleep
Language: English 
You have risen from sleep
and are wandering through the meadow.
There lies over all the land
Heaven's wondrous blue.

As long as, free from cares,
you've been slumbering without pain,
Heaven has, up until the morning,
shed many tears.

In silent nights,
many weep from pain,
and in the morning you assume
their hearts are always light.

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Translations of titles
"Du bist vom Schlaf erstanden" = "You have risen from sleep"
"Stille Thränen" = "Silent tears"
"Stille Träne" = "Silent tear"
"Stille Tränen" = "Silent tears"



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2. Ode  [sung text not yet checked]
by Heinrich Triest (1808 - 1885), "Ode", op. 5 (Fünf Gesänge) no. 3
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Friedlicher Abend senkt sich aufs Gefilde;
Sanft entschlummert Natur, um ihre Züge
Schwebt der Dämmerung zarte Verhüllung, und sie
  Lächelt die Holde;

Lächelt, ein schlummernd Kind in Vaters Armen,
Der voll Liebe zu ihr sich neigt, sein göttlich
Auge weilt auf ihr, und es weht sein Odem 
  Über ihr Antlitz.

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by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850)
2.
Language: English 
Peaceful evening sinks down upon the land;
Gently Nature begins to slumber.
Around her floats the tender cover of dusk,
And the lovely one smiles,

Smiles like a slumbering child in its father's arms,
As he, full of love, bends down to her.
His divine eyes linger upon her, and his breath wafts
Across her face.

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Translation of title "Friedlicher Abend" = "Peaceful evening"


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3. Die zwei Särge
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by Heinrich Triest (1808 - 1885), "Die zwei Särge", op. 5 (Fünf Gesänge) no. 4
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Zwei Särge einsam stehen
In des alten Domes Hut,
König Ottmar liegt in dem ersten,
In dem andern der Sänger ruht.

Der König saß einst mächtig
Hoch auf der Väter Thron,
Ihm liegt das Schwert in der Rechten
Und auf dem Haupte die Kron'.

Doch neben dem stolzen König,
Da liegt der Sänger traut,
Man noch in seinen Händen
Die fromme Harfe schaut.

Die Burgen rings zerfallen,
Schlachtruf tönt durch das Land,
Das Schwert, das regt sich nimmer
In des alten Königs Hand.

Blüten und milde Lüfte
Wehen das Tal entlang -
Des Sängers Harfe tönet
In ewigem Gesang.

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by Justinus (Andreas Christian) Kerner (1786 - 1862)
3.
Language: English 
Two coffins stand alone
In the keep of the old cathedral,
King Ottmar lies in the [one]1,
In the other the singer rests.

The king once sat in might
High upon the throne of his ancestors,
The sword lies in his right hand
And upon his head the crown.

But beside the proud monarch,
There lies the modest singer,
In his hands one can still see
The noble harp.

The castles [round about are crumbling]2,
A battle-cry resounds through the land,
The sword, it never moves
[There]3 in the hand of the [king]4.

Blossoms and mild breezes
[Waft]5 along the valley -
The singer's harp rings out
In eternal song.

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Translated titles:
"Zwei Särge" = "Two coffins"
"Die zwei Särge" = "The two coffins"
"Des Sängers Harfe" = "The minstrel’s harp"

1 Triest: "first one"
2 Isenmann: "have crumbled"
3 omitted by Abt
4 Triest: "old king"
5 Behm: "Weave their way"


This text was added to the website: 2013-09-30
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Word count: 117

Translation © by Sharon Krebs