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by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884)

Laß schlafen mich und träumen
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Laß schlafen mich und träumen,
Was hab' ich zu versäumen
In dieser Einsamkeit!
Der Reif bedeckt den Garten,
Mein Dasein ist ein Warten
Auf Liebe nur und Lenzeszeit.

Es kommt im Frühlingsglanze
Für jede kleine Pflanze
Einmal der Blütentag.
So wird der Tag auch kommen,
Da diesem Frost entnommen
Mein Herz in Wonnen blühen mag.

Doch bis mir das gegeben,
Däucht mir nur halb mein Leben,
Und kalt wie Winters Wehn;
Trüb schauert's in den Bäumen -
O laß mich [schlafen, träumen]1,
Bis Liebe mich heißt auferstehn!

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Text Authorship:

  • by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884), "Lied des Mädchens" [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 Agathe Ursula Backer-Grøndahl (1847 - 1907), "Lied des Mädchens", op. 14 (6 deutsche Lieder) no. 3, published 1881 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by (Johann Gottfried) Heinrich Bellermann (1832 - 1903), "Lied des Mädchens", op. 3 (Sechs Lieder) no. 5, published 1857 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Heinrich Esser (1818 - 1872), "Lass schlafen mich und träumen", op. 28 no. 1, published 1849 [ voice and piano ], from 3 Mädchenlieder von E. Geibel, no. 1, Mainz, Schott [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Gustav Hasse (1834 - 1889), "Lass schlafen mich und träumen", op. 15 (Drei Lieder) no. 2, published 1874 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Bote & Bock [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Carl Hauer (1828 - 1892), "Lied des Mädchens", op. 20 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1891 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Uhse [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Adolf Jensen (1837 - 1879), "Lied des Mädchens", op. 6 no. 4, published 1862 [ voice and piano ], from Der Ungenannten. Minneweisen, nach E. Geibel, no. 4, Leipzig, Senff [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Eduard Kunz (1817 - 1864), "Lied des Mädchen", op. 7 (3 Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1857 [ voice and piano ], Mainz, Schott [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Otto Lohse (1858 - 1925), "Lied des Mädchens", published 1910 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Franz Ries (1846 - 1932), "Lied des Mädchens", op. 14 (3 zweistimmige Gesänge mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 3, published 1869 [ vocal trio with piano ], Bielefeld, Sulzer [sung text not yet checked]

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Song of the maiden", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2007-09-30
Line count: 18
Word count: 88

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