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Diese Rose pflück' ich hier In der weiten Ferne, Liebes Mädchen, dir, ach dir, Brächt' ich sie so gerne! Doch bis ich zu dir mag ziehn Viele weite Meilen, Ist die Rose längst dahin; Denn die Rosen eilen. Nie soll weiter sich in's Land Lieb' von Liebe wagen, Als sich blühend in der Hand Läßt die Rose tragen; Oder als die Nachtigall Halme bringt zum Neste, Oder als ihr süßer Schall Wandert mit dem Weste.
Composition:
- Set to music by Othmar Schoeck (1886 - 1957), "An die Entfernte", op. 24a no. 3 (1914) [ voice and piano ], from Lieder nach Gedichten von Lenau, Hebbel, Dehmel und Spitteler, no. 3
Text Authorship:
- by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850), no title, appears in Gedichte, in 4. Viertes Buch, in Liebesklänge, in An die Entfernte, no. 1
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "A la que és lluny", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "To the Distant One", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor], Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 82
I pick this rose here In the great distance. Dear maiden, to you, ah to you I would bring it so gladly! But by the time I could travel to you Many distant miles, The rose would long be wilted; For roses hasten to die. Never should lovers venture Farther from each other Than a blooming rose may be Carried in a person's hand without wilting; Or farther than the nightingale Brings straws to its nest, Or farther than the nightingale's sweet sounds Are carried by the west wind.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2006 by Sharon Krebs, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf.
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850), no title, appears in Gedichte, in 4. Viertes Buch, in Liebesklänge, in An die Entfernte, no. 1
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This text was added to the website: 2006-12-04
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