Hearts rest, the flowers sleep

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by Carl Gärtner (1821 - 1875)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Du bist mein Traum

(Sung text for setting by H. Langer)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Die Herzen ruhn, die Blumen schlafen
  Fromm in der sel'gen Sternennacht.
In meines Herzens stillem Hafen
  Hält treue Liebe rastlos Wacht. 
Dir möcht' ich es so gerne klagen,
  Was mich so froh, so elend macht,
Und dir's in deinen Schlummer sagen:
  "Du bist mein Traum in stiller Nacht!" 

Du ahnest nicht mein treues Lieben
  Um dich, du holde, süße Maid. 
Ist mir auf Erden nichts geblieben,
  Bist du doch meine Seligkeit.
Neigst du auch nicht dein Haupt hernieder
  In seiner Locken hellen Pracht,
Dir tönet fort das Lied der Lieder:
  "Du bist mein Traum in stiller Nacht!" 

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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2 of the original text.

Note for stanza 2, line 6: in Langer's setting this line starts "In seiner Locken hellen" [sic].

Composition:

Hermann Langer

Vivat Paulus! Liederbuch des Universitäts-Sängervereins zu St. Pauli [Paulinerverein]

Text Authorship:

by Carl Gärtner (1821 - 1875), "Ständchen", appears in Gedichte, in Lieder

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor], Melanie Trumbull , Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2019-03-20
Line count: 24
Word count: 149

You are my dream

(Sung text translation for setting by H. Langer)

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Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Hearts rest, the flowers sleep
  Devoutly in the blessed night of stars.
In the quiet harbour of my heart
  Faithful love keeps watch without resting.
I would so dearly love to lament to you
  That which makes me so happy, so miserable,
And to say it to you in your slumber:
  "You are my dream in the quiet night!"

You do not sense my faithful love hovering
  Around you, you lovely, sweet maiden.
If nothing else remains to me upon earth
  You are nevertheless my bliss.
Though you do not incline your head
  In the splendour of its bright curls,
For you continues to sound the song of songs:
  "You are my dream in the quiet night!"

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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2 of the original text.

Translations of title(s):
"Abend-Ständchen" = "Evening serenade"
"Du bist mein Traum" = "You are my dream"
"Du bist mein Traum in stiller Nacht" = "You are my dream in the quiet night"
"Ständchen" = "Serenade"

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This text was added to the website: 2024-08-13
Line count: 24
Word count: 176