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Dem holden Lenzgeschmeide, Der Rose, meiner Freude, Die schon gebeugt und blasser Vom heißen Strahl der Sonnen, Reich' ich den Becher Wasser Aus [tiefem]1 Bronnen. Du Rose meines Herzens! Vom stillen Strahl des Schmerzens Bist du gebeugt und blasser; Ich möchte dir zu Füßen, Wie dieser Blume Wasser, Still meine Seele gießen! Könnt' ich dann auch nicht sehen Dich [auferstehen]2.
1 Schumann: "dunklem, tiefem"
2 Schumann: "freudig auferstehen"
Text Authorship:
- by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850), "Meine Rose", appears in Gedichte, in 4. Viertes Buch, in Liebesklänge [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Alexander Ritter (1833 - 1896), "Meine Rose", op. 6 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1881 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Forberg [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Meine Rose", op. 90 no. 2 (1850), published 1851 [ voice and piano ], from Sechs Gedichte von Nikolaus Lenau und Requiem, no. 2, Leipzig, Kistner
Score: IMSLP [external link] [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "La meva rosa", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Mijn roos", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "My rose", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (David Le Marrec) , "Ma rose", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Alla mia rosa", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Elisa Rapado) , "Mi rosa", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 14
Word count: 63
To the lovely jewelry of Spring, to the rose, my delight, that is already bowing and turning pale from the hot beams of the sun, I reach out a cup of water from a [deep]1 well. You rose of my heart! From the silent beam of pain you bow and turn pale; At your feet, I would like, as this flower water does, to silently pour my soul out, even if I then might not see you [rise]2.
1 Schumann: "dark, deep"
2 Schumann: "rising with joy"
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 Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850), "Meine Rose", appears in Gedichte, in 4. Viertes Buch, in Liebesklänge
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 14
Word count: 81