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by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866)

Seinen Traum
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  DUT
Seinen Traum 
Lind' wob,
Frühling kaum, 
Wind schnob,
Seht, wie ist der [Blütentraum]1 verweht!

Wie der Hauch 
Kalt weht,
Wie der Strauch 
Alt steht,
Der so jung gewesen ist vorher!

Ohne Lust 
Schlägt Herz,
Und die Brust 
Trägt Schmerz;
O wie hob sie sonst sich frei und froh!

Als ich dir 
Lieb war,
O wie mir 
Trieb klar
Vor dem Blick ein Freudenlenz empor!

Als ich dich 
Gehn sah, 
Einsam mich 
Stehn sah;
O, wie trug' ichs, daß mein Leben floh!

Wo ist dein 
Kranz, Mai?
Wohnt dir kein 
Glanz bei,
Wann der Liebe, Sonnenschein zerrann?

Nachtigall, 
Schwing dich,
Laut mit Schall 
Bring mich 
[Ab, hinab, zur Ros' hinab ins Grab!]2

Available sung texts:   ← What is this?

•   R. Schumann 

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1 Schumann: "Blüten Traum"
2 Schumann: "Zur Ros' hin ab in's Grab!"

Text Authorship:

  • by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866), "Sommerlied" [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 Robert Emmerich (1836 - 1891), "Sommerlied", op. 42 (Fünf Gesänge für gemischte Chor ) no. 3, published 1874 [ SATB chorus a cappella ], Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Ferdinand Gumbert (1818 - 1896), "Frühlingstraum", op. 11 (Sechs Lieder für Alt oder Bariton) no. 1, published 1846 [ alto or baritone and piano ], Berlin, Schlesinger [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Moritz Hauptmann (1792 - 1868), "Seinen Traum wob Frühling", op. 26 (Sechs Lieder von F. Rückert) no. 4, published 1840 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Peters  [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Sommerlied", op. posth. 146 (Romanzen und Balladen für Chor (Heft 4)) no. 4 (1849), published 1860 [ SATB chorus ], Elberfeld, Arnold [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Zomerlied", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Virginia Knight

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 35
Word count: 113

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