Many a long day I sit

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by Otto von Leixner von Grünberg (1847 - 1907)

Translation © by Emily Ezust

Ich sitze manchen langen Tag

Language: German (Deutsch)

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Ich sitze manchen langen Tag
Mit meinem Kind am grünen Hag,
Wo ich an seinem Herzen lag,
                Am Herzen lag!

Da nahm er mich in seinen Arm
Und küßte mich so warm, so warm — —
Davon mir wurde bittrer Harm,
                Ja bittrer Harm.

Sie stießen aus dem Elternhaus
In Nacht und Elend mich hinaus —
Da ging mir wohl das Lachen aus,
                Das Lachen aus.

Ich wäre tot schon sicherlich,
Du armes Kind erbarmest mich,
Möcht' fluchen dir und küsse dich,
                Und küsse dich!

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• L. von Erlanger • A. Zemlinsky

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Confirmed with the anthology Lieder vom Kuß. Ein Buch deutscher Liebeslyrik aus klassischer und moderner Zeit, herausgegeben von Hugo Grothe-Harkánnyi, Leipzig: Verlag von Max Erhardt, 1890, page 94.

Text Authorship:

by Otto von Leixner von Grünberg (1847 - 1907), "Das verlassene Mädchen" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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Many a long day I sit

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

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 Many a long day I sit 
 with my child on the green heath,
 where I lay on his heart,
 on his heart!
 
 There he took me in his arms
 and kissed me so warmly, so ardently -
 and then bitter grief befell me,
 yes, bitter grief.
 
 They drove me from my parents' house,
 into the night and into wretchedness —
 and all the laughter left me, 
 left me.
 
 I should really be dead,
 my poor child — I feel sorry for you.
 I want to curse you and kiss you,
 and kiss you!

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• L. von Erlanger • A. Zemlinsky

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Translations of titles:
"Das verlassene Mädchen" = "The forsaken maiden"
"Du armes Kind" = "You poor child"

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 98