Erlafsee | My heart is happy, tho' gray

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by Johann Baptist Mayrhofer (1787 - 1836)

Translation © by Shula Keller

Erlafsee

(Sung text for setting by F. Schubert)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG ENG ENG FRE ITA

Mir ist so wohl, so weh
Am stillen Erlafsee.
Heilig Schweigen
In Fichtenzweigen.
Regungslos
Der blaue Schooß;
Nur der Wolken Schatten flieh'n
Überm dunklen Spiegel hin.

 ... 

Frische Winde
Kräuseln linde
Das Gewässer;
Und der Sonne
Güldne Krone
Flimmert blässer.

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,3 of the original text.

Composition:

Franz Peter Schubert

Mahlerisches Taschenbuch

Text Authorship:

by Johann Baptist Mayrhofer (1787 - 1836), title 1: "Erlafsee", title 2: "Am Erlaf-See"

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "El llac Erlaf", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Erlafmeer", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Lake Erlaf", copyright ©
ENG English [singable] (Shula Keller) , "Erlafsee", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Malcolm Wren) , "Lake Erlaf", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Le lac Erlaf", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Il lago Erlaf", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Erlafsee

(Sung text translation for setting by F. Schubert)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

My heart is happy, tho' gray -- 
By the shore of lake Erlafsee ... 
Blissful calm and still --
woodland and forest shade
Peaceful silence in darkened blues --
Only clouds' soft shadows floating by -- 
Mirrored water reflects the sky...
Gentle breezes so fresh and light -- 
Softly ruffle the surface bright -- 
Of the water, lovely water...
While all the golden rays of sun's crown shine over us
Slowly dimming shades of color.........

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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,3 of the original text.

Note: this singable translation makes use of repetitions in the original that are not indicated on the left.

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