Song of love | Past the spruces on the hill, past the alders by the brook

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by Friedrich von Matthisson (1761 - 1831)

Translation © by Emily Ezust

Lied der Liebe

(Sung text for setting by J. Kalliwoda)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE

Durch Fichten am Hügel, durch Erlen am Bach,
Folgt immer dein Bildniß, du Traute! mir nach.
Es lächelt bald Wehmuth, es lächelt bald Ruh',
Im freundlichen Schimmer des Mondes, mir zu.

 ... 

Mir hallt aus den Tiefen, mir hallt von den Höh'n,
Dein himmlischer Name wie Sphärengetön.
Ich wähne den Hauch, der die Blüthen umwebt,
Von deiner melodischen Stimme durchbebt.

 ... 

Die Freude sie schwindet, es dauert kein Leid;
Die Jahre verrauschen im Strome der Zeit;
Die Sonne wird sterben, die Erde vergehn:
Doch Liebe muß ewig und ewig bestehn.

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,4,6 of the original text.

Composition:

Johann Wenzeslaus Kalliwoda

Text Authorship:

by Friedrich von Matthisson (1761 - 1831), "Lied der Liebe", written 1792-93, appears in In der Fremde (Schweiz und Frankreich) (1787-1794), first published 1802

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "La cançó de l'amor", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Lied der liefde", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Song of love", copyright ©
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Chant d'amour", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Richard Morris , Melanie Trumbull , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 24
Word count: 174

Song of love

(Sung text translation for setting by J. Kalliwoda)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Past the spruces on the hill, past the alders by the brook,
your image, beloved, ever follows me.
It smiles now with wistful nostalgia, it smiles now with peace,
in the friendly glow of the moon.

 ... 

From the depths and from the heights to me,
your heavenly name echoes like the music of the spheres.
I fancy the scent of blossoms wafting about,
thrilled by your melodious voice.

 ... 

Joy vanishes, sorrow does not linger;
the years rush past in the stream of time;
the sun will die and the earth will fade:
but love must exist forever!

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,4,6 of the original text.

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust
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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich von Matthisson (1761 - 1831), "Lied der Liebe", written 1792-93, appears in In der Fremde (Schweiz und Frankreich) (1787-1794), first published 1802
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 24
Word count: 192