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by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884)
Translation © by Sharon Krebs
Weit, weit aus ferner Zeit
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: ENG
Weit, weit aus ferner Zeit, Aus grüner Jugendwildniß Grüßt mich in Lust und Leid Ein wundersames Bildniß. Wohl kenn' ich gut Der Lippe Glut, Die mit mir pflag zu kosen, Das Auge so hold, Der Locke Gold Der Wange bleiche Rosen. Denn ob in Kampf und Schmerz Kein Hauch der Jugend bliebe: Nie doch vergißt das Herz Den Traum der ersten Liebe. Spät nach des Tages Streit, Wenn klar erglühn die Sterne, Giebt's mir ein treu Geleit In aller Näh und Ferne. Ich lag bei Nacht Wohl auf der Wacht, Da stand es mit am Feuer, Ich fuhr daher Über's blaue Meer, Und sah es ruhn am Steuer. Denn ob in Kampf und Schmerz Kein Hauch der Jugend bliebe: Nie doch vergißt das Herz Den Traum der ersten Liebe. Still wie ein schüchtern Kind So blickt's mich an durch Thränen, Will seine Locken lind An meine Schulter lehnen. Es winkt so lieb, Es singt so trüb Von Zeiten, die vergangen; Da schmilzt mein Sinn In Heimweh hin, Bin für und für gefangen. Denn ob in Kampf und Schmerz Kein Hauch der Jugend bliebe: Nie doch vergißt das Herz Den Traum der ersten Liebe.
M. Bruch sets stanzas 1, 3
About the headline (FAQ)
View text with all available footnotesConfirmed with Gedichte von Emanuel Geibel, Zweite Periode, Einundzwanzigste Auflage, Stuttgart: Verlag der J.G. Cotta'schen Buchhandlung, 1873, pages 28-30.
Text Authorship:
- by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884), "Schottisch", appears in Juniuslieder, in Zu Volksweisen, no. 2 [author's text checked 2 times 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 Karl Appel (1812 - 1895), "Weit, weit aus ferner Zeit", op. 47 (Vier Lieder für Tenor (oder Sopran) mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 1, published 1877 [ tenor or soprano and piano ], Leipzig, Kahnt [sung text not yet checked]
- by Emilie Bodin , "Aus der Jugendzeit", op. 10, published 1880 [ voice and piano ], Demmin, Frantz [sung text not yet checked]
- by Max Bruch (1838 - 1920), "Weit, weit aus ferner Zeit", op. 60 (Neun Lieder für gemischten Chor) no. 6, published 1892, stanzas 1,3 [ SATB chorus a cappella ], Magdeburg, Heinrichshofen's Verlag [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Albert Hermann Dietrich (1829 - 1908), "Schottisches Lied", op. 21 (Sechs Lieder für vierstimmigen gemischten Chor) no. 1, published <<1870 [ four-part mixed chorus a cappella ], Leipzig, Robert Seitz [sung text not yet checked]
- by Alfred Dregert (1836 - 1893), "Traum der ersten Liebe", op. 35 (Vier Lieder für vierstimmigen Männerchor) no. 4, published 1880 [ four-part men's chorus ], Köln, P.J. Tonger [sung text not yet checked]
- by Heinrich Esser (1818 - 1872), "Der Traum der ersten Liebe", op. 29 no. 3, published 1849 [ voice, piano, and horn or cello ], from 3 Lieder von E. Geibel, für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte und Hörn (oder Violoncell), no. 3, Mainz, Schott [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ferdinand Gumbert (1818 - 1896), "Nie doch vergisst das Herz den Traum der ersten Liebe", op. 24 ([Zehn] Heitere Gesänge für Sopran (oder Tenor)) no. 5, published 1849 [ soprano or tenor and piano ], Berlin, Schlesinger [sung text not yet checked]
- by Franz von Holstein (1826 - 1878), "Schottisch", op. 25 (Sechs Lieder und Romanzen für zwei Frauenstimmen mit Pianoforte) no. 5, published 1892 [ vocal duet for 2 female voices with piano ], Leipzig, Fritzsch [sung text not yet checked]
- by Heinrich August Marschner (1795 - 1861), "Weit, weit aus ferner Zeit", op. 146 no. 3 [ voice and piano ], from Juniuslieder für eine Singstimme mit Piano, no. 3, Offenbach am Main: Johann André [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Martin Reinthaler (1822 - 1896), "Weit, weit aus ferner Zeit", op. 8 no. 2, published 1856 [ SATB chorus a cappella ], from Sechs vierstimmige Lieder für Sopran, Tenor, Alt und Bass, no. 2, Cöln (Cologne) : M. Schloss [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Leopold Rosenfeld (1849 - 1909), "Schottisch", op. 13 (Sechs Duette im Volkston für 2 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 3, published 1880 [ vocal duet with piano ], Hamburg, Thiemer [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hans Michael Schletterer (1824 - 1893), "Weit, weit aus ferner Zeit", op. 24 (Sieben Lieder für Mezzosopran mit Pianofortebegleitung ) no. 2, published 1869 [ mezzo-soprano and piano ], Stuttgart, Ebner [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Maria) Heinrich Schmidt (1809 - 1870), "Schottisches Lied", op. 10, Heft 2 no. 5, published 1862 [ voice and piano ], Magdeburg, Heinrichshofen's Verlag [sung text not yet checked]
- by Leo Schrattenholz , "Weit, weit aus ferner Zeit", op. 12 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1899 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Simrock [sung text not yet checked]
- by Adolf Wallnöfer (1854 - 1946), "Traum der ersten Liebe", op. 8 no. 2, published 1879 [ voice and piano ], Hamburg, Cranz [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor] , Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website: 2009-11-20
Line count: 42
Word count: 197
Far, far from distant times
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
Far, far from distant times, From the green wilderness of youth I am greeted in joy and in sorrow By a wondrous image. Well do I know The glow of the lips That were wont to exchange caresses with me, The eyes so lovely, The gold of the curls, The pale roses of the cheeks. For though in strife and pain No breath of youth remain: Never does the heart forget The dream of first love. Long after the day's strife, When the stars come aglow in their clarity, First love accompanies me faithfully In all nearness and distance. When at night I lay Keeping watch, It stood with me at the fire, I travelled onward Over the blue ocean And saw it resting at the helm. For though in strife and pain No breath of youth remain: Never does the heart forget The dream of first love. As quietly as a shy child Thus does first love gaze at me through tears, Gently it wishes to lean Its curls against my shoulder. It beckons so lovingly, It sings so gloomily Of times that have passed; Thereupon my spirit melts Away in homesickness, I am ensnared forevermore. For though in strife and pain No breath of youth remain: Never does the heart forget The dream of first love.
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View text with all available footnotesTranslations of title(s):
"Aus der Jugendzeit" = "From the time of youth"
"Der Traum der ersten Liebe" = "The dream of first love"
"Nie doch vergisst das Herz den Traum der ersten Liebe" = "Never does the heart forget the dream of first love"
"Schottisch" = "Scottish"
"Schottisches Lied" = "Scottish song"
"Traum der ersten Liebe" = "Dream of first love"
"Weit, weit aus ferner Zeit" = "Far, far from distant times"
Text Authorship:
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884), "Schottisch", appears in Juniuslieder, in Zu Volksweisen, no. 2
This text was added to the website: 2024-03-02
Line count: 42
Word count: 219