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Songs on the death of children (singable)
Translations © by David Paley
Song Cycle by Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911)
View original-language texts alone: Kindertotenlieder
Nun will die Sonn' so hell aufgehn, Als sei kein Unglück die Nacht geschehn! Das Unglück geschah nur mir allein! Die Sonne, sie scheinet allgemein! Du mußt nicht die Nacht in dir verschränken, Mußt sie ins ew'ge Licht versenken! Ein Lämplein verlosch in meinem Zelt! Heil sei dem Freudenlicht der Welt!
Authorship:
- by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866), appears in Kindertodtenlieder, in Trost und Erhebung
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Ara sortirà el sol ben lluminós", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Now the sun will rise as brightly", copyright ©
- ENG English [singable] (David Paley) , "Now would the sun so brightly shine", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Ora sorgerà il sole così luminoso", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- LIT Lithuanian (Lietuvių kalba) (Giedrius Prunskus) , "Tuoj vėl užtekės saulutė skaisti", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- NOR Norwegian (Bokmål) (Marianne Beate Kielland) , "Nå vil den lyse solen stå opp", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- POR Portuguese (Português) (Paulo Albuquerque de Noronha) , "Agora o sol quer nascer tão brilhante", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Elena María Accinelli) , "Ahora el sol saldrá tan brillante", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Now would the sun so brightly shine As if misfortune had not occurred. That mishap has struck just me alone But sunlight still shines upon us all. Do not let the night be locked within you It must be sunk in light eternal; The lamplight has gone from my domain; Praised be the bright and joyful world.
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- Singable translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2012 by David Paley, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., please ask the copyright-holder(s) directly.
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Line count: 8
Word count: 57
Nun seh' ich wohl, warum so dunkle Flammen Ihr sprühtet mir in manchem Augenblicke. O Augen, gleichsam, um [in]1 einem Blicke Zu drängen eure ganze Macht zusammen. Doch ahnt' ich nicht, weil Nebel mich umschwammen, Gewoben vom verblendenden Geschicke, Daß sich der Strahl bereits zur Heimkehr schicke, Dorthin, von wannen alle Strahlen stammen. Ihr wolltet mir mit eurem Leuchten sagen: Wir möchten nah dir [immer]2 bleiben gerne! Doch ist uns das vom Schicksal abgeschlagen. Sieh' [recht]2 uns [an]3, denn bald sind wir dir ferne! Was dir [noch]4 Augen sind in diesen Tagen: In künft'gen Nächten sind es dir nur Sterne.
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- by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866), no title, appears in Kindertodtenlieder, in Krankheit und Tod
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Ara veig bé, per què en certs moments", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Now I see well why with such dark flames", copyright ©
- ENG English [singable] (David Paley) , "Now do I see with what such darkened beacons", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Ora vedo bene perché fiamme così cupe", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- LIT Lithuanian (Lietuvių kalba) (Giedrius Prunskus) , "Dabar žinau, kodėl liepsna tūžminga", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- NOR Norwegian (Bokmål) (Marianne Beate Kielland) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- POR Portuguese (Português) (Paulo Albuquerque de Noronha) , "Agora vejo bem, por que chamas tão escuras", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Elena María Accinelli) , "Ahora veo por qué con esas llamas tan oscuras", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
1 Mahler: "voll in"
2 omitted by Mahler.
3 Mahler: "nur an"
4 Mahler: "nur"
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Now do I see with what such darkened beacons You flash to me in all those many moments. Those eyes are, as if, within those ample glances, Compressing your unbroken might together. Yet had I known, in foggy days enveloped, All woven from my lack of understanding, That such a ray consoled their homeward journey To there, the source of all the streaming splendour. You wanted to tell me with flashing glances: So gladly would you have us near you. But that is barred by fateful intervention. So look at us, for soon we will be distant. What now those eyes are, seen in day's resplendence, Will nights in future show to you as starlight.
Authorship:
- Singable translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2012 by David Paley, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., please ask the copyright-holder(s) directly.
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866), no title, appears in Kindertodtenlieder, in Krankheit und Tod
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Line count: 14
Word count: 115
Wenn dein Mütterlein tritt zur Tür herein, Und den Kopf ich drehe, ihr entgegen sehe, Fällt auf ihr Gesicht erst der Blick mir nicht, Sondern auf die Stelle, näher nach der Schwelle, Dort, wo würde dein lieb Gesichten sein, Wenn du freudenhelle trätest mit herein, Wie sonst, mein Töchterlein. Wenn dein Mütterlein tritt zur Tür herein, Mit der Kerze Schimmer, ist es mir, als immer Kämst du mit herein, huschtest hinterdrein, Als wie sonst ins Zimmer! O du, des Vaters Zelle, Ach, zu schnell erloschner Freudenschein!
Authorship:
- by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866), appears in Kindertodtenlieder, in Krankheit und Tod
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Quan la teva mare", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "When your mother steps into the doorway", copyright ©
- ENG English [singable] (David Paley) , "When your mother dear", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Quando la tua mamma", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- LIT Lithuanian (Lietuvių kalba) (Giedrius Prunskus) , "Tavo mamai tik", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- NOR Norwegian (Bokmål) (Marianne Beate Kielland) , "Når din mor", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- POL Polish (Polski) (Alicja Istigniejew) , "Kiedy twoja mama", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- POR Portuguese (Português) (Paulo Albuquerque de Noronha) , "Quando tua mãezinha", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Elena María Accinelli) , "Cuando tu madre entra por la puerta", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
When your mother dear Entered through the door And my head was turning There to see her coming, Falling not at first There upon her face But a little lower Nearer to the threshold Where one would find your Dearest face to be When, with joy so brightly, You would step inside As oft, my daughter dear. When your mother dear Entered through the door With her candle glowing, I still think as ever That you would also Hurry right behind Here into the parlour. But you, your father's cloister, Were too quickly, too soon Extinguished with his joy.
Authorship:
- Singable translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2012 by David Paley, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., please ask the copyright-holder(s) directly.
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Line count: 23
Word count: 99
Oft denk' ich, sie sind nur ausgegangen, Bald werden sie wieder nach Hause gelangen, Der Tag ist schön, o sei nicht bang, Sie machen nur einen weiten Gang. Ja wohl, sie sind nur ausgegangen, Und werden jetzt nach [Haus]1 gelangen, O, sei nicht bang, der Tag ist schön, Sie [machen den]2 Gang zu jenen Höh'n. Sie sind uns nur voraus gegangen, Und werden nicht [hier]3 nach [Haus]1 verlangen, Wir holen sie ein auf jenen Höh'n Im Sonnenschein, der Tag is [schön]4.
Authorship:
- by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866), no title, appears in Kindertodtenlieder, in Trost und Erhebung
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Sovint penso que només han sortit a fora", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Often I think that they have only stepped out", copyright ©
- ENG English [singable] (David Paley) , "I think they have gone for just a moment", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Spesso penso che siano solo usciti!", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- LIT Lithuanian (Lietuvių kalba) (Giedrius Prunskus) , "Tikiu, kad tik mirksniui paliko jie mus", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- NOR Norwegian (Bokmål) (Marianne Beate Kielland) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- POR Portuguese (Português) (Paulo Albuquerque de Noronha) , "Frequentemente penso que eles só saíram", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Elena María Accinelli) , "A menudo pienso que sólo han salido un instante", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
1 Mahler: "Hause"
2 Mahler: "machen nur den"
3 Mahler: "wieder"
4 Mahler: "schön auf jenen Höh'n"
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I think they have gone for just a moment Soon will they be reaching back homewards in safety The day is fine. Oh, have no fear: They merely go on a longer walk. Indeed, they have but just gone out now, And will be here at home in a moment Oh, have no fear, the day is fine; They merely go to walk on yonder heights. They have gone out but all too early, Unable now to find their house and return here. We'll overtake them on yonder heights In sun and shine, the day is fine on yonder heights.
Authorship:
- Singable translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2012 by David Paley, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., please ask the copyright-holder(s) directly.
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866), no title, appears in Kindertodtenlieder, in Trost und Erhebung
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Word count: 100
In diesem Wetter, in diesem Braus, Nie hätt' ich gesendet die Kinder hinaus; Man hat sie getragen hinaus, Ich durfte nichts dazu sagen! In diesem Wetter, in diesem Saus, Nie hätt' ich gelassen die Kinder hinaus, Ich fürchtete sie erkranken; Das sind nun eitle Gedanken. In diesem Wetter, in diesem Graus, Nie hätt' ich gelassen die Kinder hinaus; Ich sorgte, sie stürben morgen, Das ist nun nicht zu besorgen. In diesem Wetter, in diesem Graus! Nie hätt' ich gesendet die Kinder hinaus! Man hat sie hinaus getragen, ich durfte nichts dazu sagen! In diesem Wetter, in diesem Saus, in diesem Braus, Sie ruh'n als wie in der Mutter Haus, Von keinem Sturm erschrecket, Von Gottes Hand bedecket.
Authorship:
- by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866), no title, appears in Kindertodtenlieder, in Trost und Erhebung
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Amb aquest temps, amb aquest aiguat", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "In this weather, in this windy storm", copyright ©
- ENG English [singable] (David Paley) , "In awful weather", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Con questo tempo", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- LIT Lithuanian (Lietuvių kalba) (Giedrius Prunskus) , "Beūžiant audroms", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- NOR Norwegian (Bokmål) (Marianne Beate Kielland) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- POR Portuguese (Português) (Paulo Albuquerque de Noronha) , "Nesse tempo", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Elena María Accinelli) , "Con este tiempo, en este vendaval", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
In awful weather, in dreadful storm Ne'er would I be sending the children outside Now, have they been taken from here And not a word said against it! In awful weather, in dreadful gale Ne'er would I be letting the children go out I feared that they might be stricken; But now, how idle those thoughts are. In awful weather, so full of dread Ne'er would I be letting the children go out I cared they might die tomorrow; That is now not to be cared for. In awful weather, so full of dread Ne'er would I be sending the children outside But from here have they been taken And not a word said against it! In this bad weather, in dreadful gale, in fearsome blast They rest as though they were safely home Where no bad storm can frighten, By godly hands protected.
Authorship:
- Singable translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2012 by David Paley, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., please ask the copyright-holder(s) directly.
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866), no title, appears in Kindertodtenlieder, in Trost und Erhebung
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This text was added to the website: 2012-08-15
Line count: 20
Word count: 144