The bell-ringer's daughter | My high-born darling

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by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866)

Translation © by Lawrence Snyder

Glockentürmers Töchterlein

(Sung text for setting by R. Schumann)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE

Mein hochgebornes Schätzelein,
Des Glockenthürmers Töchterlein,
Mahnt mich bei Nacht und Tage
Mit jedem Glockenschlage:
Gedenke mein! gedenke mein!

Mein hochgebornes Schätzelein,
Des Glockenthürmers Töchterlein,
Rufet zu jeder Stunde
Mich mit der Glocken Munde:
Ich harre dein, ich harre dein.

 ... 

Mein hochgebornes Schätzelein,
Ist nicht hochmütig, und das ist fein;
Es kommt ja hin und wieder
Von seiner Höh' hernieder
Zu mir gestiegen im Mondenschein.

Mein hochgebornes Schätzelein,
Sprach gestern: Der alte Thurm fällt ein,
Man merkt es an seinem Schwanken,
Ich will in Lüften nicht wanken,
Will dein zu eb'ner Erde sein.

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,2,5,6 of the original text.

Composition:

Robert Schumann

Text Authorship:

by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866), no title, appears in Wanderung, in Anhang

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Het dochtertje van de klokkenluider", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Lawrence Snyder) , "The bell-ringer's daughter", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Melanie Trumbull , Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2013-11-19
Line count: 30
Word count: 149

The bell‑ringer's daughter

(Sung text translation for setting by R. Schumann)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

My high-born darling
The bell-ringer's daughter,
Reminds me by night and day
With each hour struck:
Think of me! Remember me!"

My high-born darling
The bell-ringer's daughter,
Calls me each hour
Even with the bell's voice
I await you! I wait for you!"

 ... 

My high-born darling
Isn't high-minded, which is fine.
She comes back and forth
Down from her heights
Climbs down to me in the moonlight.

My high-born darling
Said recently,
The old tower falls apart,
One can see its teetering,
It won't long waver in the air,
Will soon be yours on level ground."

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,2,5,6 of the original text.

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Lawrence Snyder, (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. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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