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by Anton Alexander, Graf von Auersperg (1806 - 1876), as Anastasius Grün

Familien‑Gemälde
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG FRE POR
Großvater und Großmutter,
Die saßen im Gartenhag,
Es lächelte still ihr Antlitz,
[Wie sonn'ger]1 Wintertag.

Die Arme verschlungen, ruhten
Ich und der Geliebte dabei,
Uns blühten und klangen die Herzen
Wie Blumenhaine im Mai.

Ein Bächlein rauschte vorüber
Mit plätscherndem Wanderlied;
Stumm zog das Gewölk am Himmel,
Bis unseren Blicken es schied.

Es [raschelte]2 von den Bäumen
Das Laub, verwelkt und zerstreut,
Und schweigend an uns vorüber
Zog leisen Schrittes die Zeit.

Stumm blickte auf's junge Pärchen
Das alte stille Paar;
Des Lebens Doppelspiegel
Stand vor uns licht und wahr:

Sie sahn uns an und dachten
Der schönen Vergangenheit;
Wir sahn sie an und dachten
Von ferner, [künftger]3 Zeit.

Available sung texts:   ← What is this?

•   R. Schumann 

View original text (without footnotes)
1 Schumann: "Wie'n sonniger"
2 Schumann: "rasselte"
3 Schumann: "künftiger"

Text Authorship:

  • by Anton Alexander, Graf von Auersperg (1806 - 1876), as Anastasius Grün, "Familiengemälde" [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 Wilhelm Kienzl (1857 - 1941), "Familiengemälde", op. 37 (Zwei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 1, published 1888 [ voice and piano ], Halle, Richter & Hopf. [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Familien-Gemälde", op. 34 (Vier Duette) no. 4 (1840), published 1841 [ duet for soprano and tenor with piano ], Leipzig, Klemm [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by (Peter) Nicolai von Wilm (1834 - 1911), "Familiengemälde", op. 136 (Drei Duette für Sopran und Tenor mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 1, published 1894 [ vocal duet for soprano and tenor with piano ], Magdeburg, Heinrichshofen Verlag [sung text not yet checked]

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Retrat de família", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Familieportret", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (David K. Smythe) , "Portrait of a family", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Portrait de famille", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • POR Portuguese (Português) (Margarida Moreno) , "Retrato de Família", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 24
Word count: 109

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