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Two Songs on Texts by Paul Heyse
Song Cycle by Alexander Zemlinsky (1871 - 1942)
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Auf die Nacht in den Spinnstuben Da singen die Mädchen, Da lachen die Dorfbuben, Wie flink geht das Rädchen! Spinnt jedes ein Brautschatz, Daß der Liebste sich freut. Nicht lange, so gibt es Hochzeitsgeläut. Kein Mensch, der mir gut ist, Will nach mir fragen. Wie bang mir zu Muth ist, Wem soll ich's klagen? Die Thränen rinnen Mir übers Gesicht -- Wofür ich soll spinnen, Ich weiß es nicht!
Text Authorship:
- by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), no title, written 1872, appears in Gedichte, in Jugendlieder, in Mädchenlieder [uses numbering from 1872 edition], no. 1, first published 1885
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At night in the spinning rooms, there sing the maidens, there laugh the village boys; how quickly do the little wheels fly! Every girl is spinning something for her dowry, so that her lover will be glad. It won't be long before there are wedding bells pealing. No one who is kind to me asks after me. How anxious my spirits are; to whom can I lament my sorrows? The tears run down my face: why should I spin? I don't know!
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust, (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.
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), no title, written 1872, appears in Gedichte, in Jugendlieder, in Mädchenlieder [uses numbering from 1872 edition], no. 1, first published 1885
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 82
Im Lenz, im Lenz, Wenn Veilchen blühn zuhauf, Gib acht, gib acht, Da wachen die Tränen auf. Im Herbst, im Herbst Fiel alles Laub vom Baum. Ach, Lieb' und Glück Vergangen wie im Traum! Gib acht, gib acht, So ist der Dinge Lauf: Blumen und Wunden Brechen im Frühling auf.
Text Authorship:
- by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), "Im Lenz", appears in Gedichte, in Jugendlieder
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In spring, in spring, when violets bloom all over, beware, beware, for tears then awaken. In autumn, in autumn, the leaves all fell from the tree. Ah, love and happiness disappeared as if in a dream! Beware, beware, that is the way of things: flowers and wounds break open in spring.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust, (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.
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), "Im Lenz", appears in Gedichte, in Jugendlieder
Go to the general single-text view
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 51