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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 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!

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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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