by L. G. Silbergleit
Translation © by Sharon Krebs

O wär' mein Lieb der Fliederbusch
 (Sung text for setting by J. Gall)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Scottish (Scots) 
Our translations:  ENG
   O wär' mein Lieb
   Der Fliederbusch,
Der drüben blüht so blau;
   Und ich ein Vogel,
   Flög ich  ... ,
In ihren kühlen Thau.

   Ich säng' ihm Trost,
   Stünd er im Frost,
Des grünen Laubes bar;
   Dann säng ich 
Wieder himmelan
Im frohen frühen Jahr.

   Und wär' mein Lieb
   Die rothe Ros'
An jenem Wiesenrain;
   Und fiel ich doch
   In ihren Schoß 
Als Abendthau hinein.

   Wie hätt' ich da
   Die ganze Nacht
In ihrem Duft geruht;
   Wie hätt' ich mich 
So sanft verhaucht
In früher Sonnengluth.

Composition:

    Set to music by Jan Karol Gall (1856 - 1912), "O wär' mein Lieb der Fliederbusch", op. 6 no. 2, published 1882 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Leuckart

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This text was added to the website: 2010-04-03
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Word count: 92

Oh were my love the lilac bush
 (Sung text translation for setting by J. Gall)
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Language: English  after the German (Deutsch) 
   Oh were my love
   The lilac bush,
That yonder blooms so blue;
   And I a bird,
   I would  ...  fly
Into her cool dew.

   I would sing her comfort,
   If she stood in the frost,
Denuded of her green leaves;
   Then brightly toward heaven
   I would sing again
In the joyful springtime of the year.

   And were my love
   The red rose
Along that meadow’s marge;
   And if I could only fall
   Into her calyx
As the evening dew.

   How I would then have
   Rested the entire night
In her scent;
   How I would there
   Have gently breathed my last
In the early glow of the sun.

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  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2017 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. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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This text was added to the website: 2017-04-10
Line count: 24
Word count: 110