Let me read deep within you

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by August von Platen-Hallermünde (1796 - 1835)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Gedicht

(Sung text for setting by F. Curschmann)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE

Laß tief in dir mich lesen,
Verhehl' auch dies mir nicht,
Was für ein Zauberwesen
Aus deiner Stimme spricht!

So viele Worte dringen
Ans Ohr uns ohne Plan,
Und während sie verklingen,
Ist alles abgetan!

Doch drängt auch nur von ferne
Dein Ton zu mir sich her,
Behorch' ich ihn so gerne,
Vergess' ich ihn so schwer.

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

Composition:

(Karl) Friedrich Curschmann

Text Authorship:

by August von Platen-Hallermünde (1796 - 1835), no title, appears in Gedichte, in Romanzen und Jugendlieder, no. 14

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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Haar stem", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2011, (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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Word count: 79

Let me read deep within you

(Sung text translation for setting by F. Curschmann)

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Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Let me read deep within you -
Do not conceal this from me either -
What kind of a magical spirit
Speaks through your voice.

So many words assail
Our ears without design
And when they have died away,
Nothing remains!

But if even from a distance
The sound of your voice finds its way to me,
I listen to it so gladly,
I find it so difficult to forget.

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

Translated titles:
"Mein Herz und deine Stimme" = "My heart and your voice"
"An die Geliebte" = "To the beloved"
"Die Stimme der Geliebten" = "The voice of the beloved"
"Ihre Stimme"= "Her voice"

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2008 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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a text in German (Deutsch) by August von Platen-Hallermünde (1796 - 1835), no title, appears in Gedichte, in Romanzen und Jugendlieder, no. 14
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