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by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796)
Translation by Heinrich Julius Heintze (1811 - 1860)

Ay Waukin' O !
Language: Scottish (Scots) 
Simmer 's a pleasant time,
  Flowers of every colour;
The water rins o'er the heugh,
  And I long for my true lover!
Chorus:
Ay waukin, Oh,
  Waukin still and weary:
Sleep I can get nane,
  For thinking on my Dearie. -

[ ... ]

Lanely night comes on,
  A' the lave are sleepin:
I think on my bonie lad,
  And I bleer my een wi' greetin. -
     Ay waukin, Oh...

Text Authorship:

  • by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796)

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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 19
Word count: 87

Der Sommer ist so schön
 (Sung text for setting by H. Wichmann)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Scottish (Scots) 
Der Sommer ist so schön,
    Blümlein glühn wie Sterne;
Droben rinnt der Quell,
    Doch mein Lieb' ist ferne.
        Immer bin ich wach,
            Immer wach und trübe;
        Schlafen kann ich nicht --
            Ich denk an meine Liebe.

 ... 

Einsam kommt die Nacht,
    Alles liegt im Schlummer;
Ich denk' an mein Lieb,
    Und mein Auge netzt der Kummer.
        Immer bin ich wach,
            Immer wach und trübe;
        Schlafen kann ich nicht,
            Ich denk' an meine Liebe.

Composition:

    Set to music by Hermann Wichmann (1824 - 1905), "Der Sommer ist so schön", op. 23 (Sechs Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1860, stanzas 1,3 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Bahn

Text Authorship:

  • by Heinrich Julius Heintze (1811 - 1860), "Der Sommer ist so schön", appears in Lieder und Balladen des Schotten Robert Burns, Braunschweig, Westermann, first published 1840

Based on:

  • a text in Scottish (Scots) by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796)
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Researcher for this page: Rudi Spring

This text was added to the website: 2014-09-19
Line count: 20
Word count: 88

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