Love's muteness | Truly the flower of the meadow

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by Justinus (Andreas Christian) Kerner (1786 - 1862)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Stummsein der Liebe

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Wohl neigt nach goldner Sonne
Sich stumm die Blum' der Au,
Doch spricht von ihrer Wonne
Im Kelch der helle Tau.

Halt' ich dich Lieb' umwunden,
Gedrückt ans Herze ganz,
Schweigt Lippe fest gebunden
Spricht nur des Auges Glanz.

Ein armes Herz  entschlagen
So plötzlich aller Pein,
O Liebe! kann nichts sagen,
Das kann nur stille sein.

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

• J. Becker • J. Lang

J. Becker sets stanzas 1-2

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Confirmed with Kerners Werke, Zweiter Teil, Gedichte, ed. Raimund Pissin, Berlin, Leipzig, Wien, Stuttgart: Deutsches Verlagshaus Bong & Co., 1914, page 59.

Text Authorship:

by Justinus (Andreas Christian) Kerner (1786 - 1862), "Stummsein der Liebe", appears in Gedichte, in Die lyrischen Gedichte [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):

possibly by Julius Becker (1811 - 1859), "Stummsein der Liebe", op. 23 (Zwölf Terzetten und dreistimmige Lieder für Tenor, Bariton und Bass) no. 4, stanzas 1-2 [ tenor, baritone, bass and piano ], note: score gives composer as "Julius Becker" [sung text checked 1 time]
by Josephine Lang (1815 - 1880), "Stummsein der Liebe", 1834 [ voice and piano ], unpublished [sung text checked 2 times]

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Love's muteness", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2008-06-07
Line count: 12
Word count: 58

Love's muteness

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Truly the flower of the meadow,
Mutely inclines itself toward the golden sun,
Yet in its calyx the bright dew
Speaks of its joy.

When I hold you, beloved, entwined,
Pressed to my heart completely,
My lips fall silent, tightly sealed,
Only the brightness of my eyes speaks.

A poor heart delivered
So suddenly from all pain,
O my love! cannot say anything,
It can only remain mute.

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Justinus (Andreas Christian) Kerner (1786 - 1862), "Stummsein der Liebe", appears in Gedichte, in Die lyrischen Gedichte
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This text was added to the website: 2008-07-25
Line count: 12
Word count: 68