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Six songs to sing outdoors
by Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847)
View original-language texts alone: Sechs Lieder im Freien zu singen
Im Grün erwacht der frische Mut, wenn blau der Himmel blickt. Im Grünen da geht alles gut, was je das Herz bedrückt. Was suchst' der Mauern engen Raum, du thöricht Menschenkind? Komm, fühl hier unter'm Grünen Baum, wie süss die Lüfte sind. Wie holde Kindlein spielt um dich ihr Odem wunderlieb, und nimmt all' deinen Gram mit sich, du weisst nicht wo er blieb.
Text Authorship:
- by Wilhelmina Christiane von Chézy, née Klencke (1783 - 1856)
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In nature (In green) a fresh courage awakens, When the blue of the sky is revealed. In nature, everything turns to the good That has oppressed one's heart. Why do you seek the walls of an enclosed room, You foolish child of Mankind? Come feel, here under the blooming tree, How sweet the breezes are. Like a sweet young child, around you Play their wondrous exhalations of love, And take away all of your suffering, You know not what has become of it.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2011 by Michael P Rosewall, (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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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Wilhelmina Christiane von Chézy, née Klencke (1783 - 1856)
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Tage der Wonne Kommt ihr so bald? Schenkt mir die Sonne, Hügel und Wald? Reichlicher fließen Bächlein zumal. Sind es die Wiesen Ist es das Thal? Blauliche Frische! Himmel und Höh! Goldene Fische Wimmeln im See. Buntes Gefieder Rauschet im Hain; Himmlische Lieder Schallen darein. Unter des Grünen Blühender Kraft, Naschen die Bienen Summend am Saft. Leise Bewegung Bebt in der Luft, Reizende Regung, Schläfernder Duft. Mächtiger rühret Bald sich ein Hauch, Doch er verlieret Gleich sich im Strauch. Aber zum Busen Kehrt er zurück. Helfet, ihr Musen, Tragen das Glück! Saget seit gestern Wie mir geschah? Liebliche Schwestern, Liebchen ist da!
Text Authorship:
- by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Frühzeitiger Frühling", written 1801, first published 1803
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Days of joy, Have you come so soon? To give me the sun, Hill and Forest? Amply flow the brooklets again, Are those meadows? Is this a valley? Blue freshness! Heaven and heights! Golden fishes Teeming in the sea. Colorful plumage Rustles in the grove, Heavenly songs Resound therein! Under the greenery's Blooming, thriving effort The little bees dine, Humming, on nectar. Gentle movements shake in the fresh air, the lovely stirring Of sleepy fragrance. Powerfully stirs a breath of air, Yet it loses itself in a bush. But to the bosom It turns back, Help [me], o Muses, To bear [this] Happiness! Tell me how, since yesterday, it happened to me, lovely sisters - My sweetheart is there!
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Frühzeitiger Frühling", written 1801, first published 1803
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O Täler weit, O Höhen, o schöner grüner Wald, du meiner Lust und Wehen andächt'ger Aufenthalt! Da draussen, stets betrogen, saust die geschäft'ge Welt; schlag' noch einmal die Bogen um mich, du grünes Zelt! Wenn es beginnt zu tagen, Die Erde dampft und blinkt, Die Vögel lustig schlagen, Daß dir dein Herz erklingt: Da mag vergehn, verwehen Das trübe Erdenleid, Da sollst du auferstehen In junger Herrlichkeit! Im Walde steht geschrieben ein stilles ernstes Wort vom rechten Tun und Lieben, und was des Menschen Hort. Ich habe treu gelesen die Worte, schlicht und wahr, und durch mein ganzes Wesen ward's unaussprechlich klar. Bald werd' ich dich verlassen, fremd in die Fremde geh'n, auf buntbewegten Gassen des lebens Schauspiel seh'n. Und mitten in dem Leben wird deines Ernst's Gewalt mich Einsamen erheben, so wird mein Herz nicht alt.
Text Authorship:
- by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Abschied", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Wanderlieder
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Oh distant valleys, o heights, Oh lovely, green forest, You holy dwelling place Of my joy and pains. Out there, always cheated, Rushes the busy world; Bend once again your bows Around me, you green tent! When dawn begins, The earth steams and sparkles, The birds cry out joyously Till your heart rings out: Then the gloomy earthly sorrows Can pass, can blow away, Then you shall be resurrected In youthful magnificence! A still, earnest maxim Is written in the woods Of rightous conduct and love And what is mankind's haven. I have faithfully read The words, simple and sincere, And through my whole being An unspeakable clarity spread. Soon I will leave you And go - a stranger - into the distant world, Will on brightly milling lanes See the theater of life; And in the middle of that life The power of your earnestness Will lift me, the lonely one, And so my heart will not grow old.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2008 by Elisabeth Siekhaus, (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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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Abschied", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Wanderlieder
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Line count: 32
Word count: 158
Die Nachtigall, sie war entfernt, Der Frühling lockt sie wieder; Was neues hat sie nicht gelernt, Singt alte, liebe Lieder.
Text Authorship:
- Singable translation by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), no title, appears in Einzelne, no. 3
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- a text in Greek (Ελληνικά) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , no title
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The nightingale was far away, But the spring has tempted her once again; She has not learned anything new, So sings old, beloved songs.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2011 by Michael P Rosewall, (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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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), no title, appears in Einzelne, no. 3
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- a text in Greek (Ελληνικά) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , no title
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Wenn im letzten Abendstrahl Goldne Wolkenberge steigen Und wie Alpen sich erzeigen, Frag' ich oft mit Tränen: Liegt wohl zwischen jenen Mein ersehntes Ruhetal?
Text Authorship:
- by Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787 - 1862), "Ruhetal", appears in Lieder
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Confirmed with: Uhlands Werke, Erster Teil, Gedichte, herausgegeben von Adalbert Silbermann, Berlin, Leipzig, Wien, Stuttgart: Deutsches Verlagshaus Bong & Co., [no year], page 45.
When in the last rays of evening golden hills of clouds ascend, manifesting themselves like the alps, I often ask with tears: between them, is that where lies my longed-for valley of rest?
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust
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Translated titles
"Das Ruhethal" = "The valley of rest"
"Ruhetal" = "Valley of rest"
"Ruhethal" = "Valley of rest"
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Word count: 33
Durch schwankende Wipfel Schießt goldener Strahl, Tief unter den Gipfeln Das nebliche Tal. Fern hallt es vom Schlosse, Das Waldhorn ruft, Es wiehern die Rosse In die Luft, in die Luft! Bald Länder und Seen Bald Wolkenzug Tief schimmernd zu sehen In schwindelndem Flug, Bald Dunkel wieder Hüllt Reiter und Roß, O Lieb', o Liebe So laß mich los! - Immer weiter und weiter Die Klänge ziehn, Durch Wälder und Heiden Wohin, ach wohin? Erquickliche Frische, Süß-schaurige Lust! Hoch flattern die Büsche, Frei schlägt die Brust.
Text Authorship:
- by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), no title, appears in Gedichte, in 4. Frühling und Liebe, in Anklänge, no. 3
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Through waving tree tops Flickers a golden beam, Far below the top Of the misty valley. Afar, echoing from the castle The hunting horn calls, The steeds whinny, Into the air, into the air! Soon lands and seas, [Through]1 a procession of cloud, Appear to shimmer deeply In a dizzying flight. Then darkness again Veils rider and horse, O love, O love, [So]2 let me go! Still further and further The sounds carry, Through forests and fields, To where, o where? Refreshing coolness, Sweet terrifying joy! On high the thickets flutter, Freely beats the heart!
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2011 by Michael P Rosewall, (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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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), no title, appears in Gedichte, in 4. Frühling und Liebe, in Anklänge, no. 3
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View original text (without footnotes)1 Mendelssohn: "Soon"
2 Franz: "O"
This text was added to the website: 2011-05-02
Line count: 24
Word count: 95