I wind a wreath of carnations and jasmine

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by Emanuel Geibel (1815 - 1884)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Spanisches Lied

(Sung text for setting by N. Gade)

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Language: German (Deutsch) after the Spanish (Español)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE

Nelken wind' ich und Jasmin,
Und es denkt mein Herz an ihn.
 
Nelken all', ihr flammenroten,
Die der Morgen mir beschert,
Zu ihm send' ich euch als Boten
Jener Glut, die mich verzehrt;
Und ihr weißen Blüten wert,
Sanft mit Düften grüßet ihn,
Sagt ihm, daß ich bleich vor Sehnen,
Daß ich auf ihn harr' in Tränen --
Nelken wind' ich und Jasmin.
 
Tausend Blumen, tauumflossen,
Find' ich neu im Tal erwacht;
Sind alle erst heut' entsprossen;
Aber hin ist ihre Pracht,
Wenn der nächste Morgen lacht.
Sprich, du duftiger Jasmin,
Sprecht, ihr flammenroten Nelken,
Kann so schnell auch Liebe welken?
Ach, es denkt mein Herz an ihn!

Composition:

Niels Wilhelm Gade

Lieder im Volkston [first published as Neun Lieder im Volkston]

English

French (Français)

Text Authorship:

by Emanuel Geibel (1815 - 1884), no title, appears in Spanisches Liederbuch, in 2. Weltliche Lieder, no. 31

Based on:

a text in Spanish (Español) by Don Manuel del Río , "Cojo jazmín y clavel"
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Boodschap", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Message", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Auditorium du Louvre , Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 20
Word count: 110

I wind a wreath of carnations and...

(Sung text translation for setting by N. Gade)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

I wind a wreath of carnations and jasmine,
And my heart thinks of him.

Carnations all, you flame-red ones,
Which the morning has given to me,
I send you to him as messengers
Of that fervour that consumes me;
And you white, precious blossoms,
Greet him gently with your scents,
Tell him that I am pale with longing,
That I wait for him in tears --
I wind a wreath of carnations and jasmine.

A thousand flowers, engulfed in dew,
I find newly awakened in the valley;
All of them have only blossomed today;
But their splendour is gone
When the next morning smiles.
Tell me, you scented jasmine,
Speak, you flame-red carnations,
Can love wither so quickly?
Ah, my heart thinks of him.

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Translated titles:
"Nelken wind ich" = "I wind [a wreath of] carnations"
"Nelken wind ich und Jasmin" = "I wind [a wreath of] carnations and jasmine"
"Duett" = "Message"

Text Authorship:

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Emanuel Geibel (1815 - 1884), no title, appears in Spanisches Liederbuch, in 2. Weltliche Lieder, no. 31
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Based on:

a text in Spanish (Español) by Don Manuel del Río , "Cojo jazmín y clavel"
- Go to the text page.

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This text was added to the website: 2013-06-15
Line count: 20
Word count: 123