by Arno Hermann Oscar Alfred Holz (1863 - 1929)
Translation Singable translation by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Vor meinem Fenster
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG FRE
Vor meinem Fenster 
Singt ein Vogel.

Still höre ich zu; mein Herz [vergeht.]1

Er singt, 
was ich als Kind [besass]2
Und dann -- vergessen!

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1 Zeisl: "vergeht,/ Erinnerung klingt,/ Abendrot winkt, Dämmerung schwingt."
2 Zeisl: "besaß/ So rein errang, so voll bezwang,/ So traut durchmaß, so ganz besaß"

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  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Before my window", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Un oiseau chante devant ma fenêtre", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani

This text was added to the website: 2008-07-25
Line count: 6
Word count: 25

Language: Polish (Polski)  after the German (Deutsch) 
U mego okna
Spiewa ptaszek.

Ja slucham go, me serce drzy . . .

Dzieciecych
Echa budzisnów,
Snów zapomnianych.

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Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2013-06-28
Line count: 6
Word count: 19