Das ist der wohlvertraute Flieder
Language: German (Deutsch)
Das ist der wohlvertraute Flieder.
Hier weilt' ich einst als frohes Kind
Und stammelte die ersten Lieder,
Gewiegt von Träumen hold und lind.
Das Glück auf ungestümer Welle
Entfloh mir in der Welt Gebraus.
Such' ich an der geliebten Stelle,
Ach alles sieht viel anders aus.
Die kleine Bank ist weggenommen,
Hoch aufwuchs das Gebüsch umher,
Und mag ich selbst auch wiederkommen,
Doch kommt das frohe Kind nicht mehr!
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Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Felix (August Bernhard) Draeseke (1835 - 1913), "Die Stelle am Fliederbaum", op. 26 no. 5, published 1885 [ voice and piano ], from Vermischte Lieder. Sechs Gesänge, no. 5, Dresden, Hoffarth [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Hermann Schreyer , "Unterm Flieder", op. 2 (Fünf Lieder und Gesänge) no. 4 [ tenor or soprano, piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
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- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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That is the well‑remembered lilac
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
That is the well-remembered lilac.
Here I once lingered as a happy child
And stammered my first songs,
Rocked by dreams, lovely and gentle.
Upon rough waves, happiness
Escaped me in the bustle of the world.
When I search at the beloved spot,
Ah, everything looks very much different.
The little bench has been taken away,
The surrounding bushes have grown tall,
And even though I myself may come here again,
Yet the happy child returns no more!
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Translations of title(s):
"Die Stelle am Fliederbaum" = "The place by the lilac tree"
"Unterm Flieder" = "Beneath the lilac"
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This text was added to the website: 2017-04-03
Line count: 12
Word count: 79