To Emma | Far in the misty grey distance

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by Friedrich von Schiller (1759 - 1805)

Translation © by Emily Ezust

An Emma

(Sung text for setting by N. von Krufft)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FIN FRE ITA

Weit in nebelgrauer Ferne
Liegt mir das vergang'ne Glück,
Nur an Einem schönen Sterne
Weilt mit Liebe noch mein Blick,
Aber wie des Sternes Pracht
Ist es nur ein Schein der Nacht.

Deckte dir der lange Schlummer,
Dir der Tod die Augen zu,
Dich besäße doch mein Kummer,
Meinem Herzen lebtest du.
Aber ach! du lebst im Licht,
Meiner Liebe lebst du nicht.

Kann der Liebe süß Verlangen,
Emma, kann's vergänglich seyn?
Was dahin ist und vergangen,
Emma, kann's die Liebe seyn?
Ob der Liebe Lust auch flieht,
Ihre Pein doch nie verglüht.

Composition:

Nikolaus, Freiherr von Krufft

Text Authorship:

by Friedrich von Schiller (1759 - 1805), "An Emma", written 1796, first published 1797

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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Aan Emma", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "To Emma", copyright ©
FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "À Emma", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Ad Emma", copyright © 2005, (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.
Line count: 18
Word count: 98

To Emma

(Sung text translation for setting by N. von Krufft)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

 Far in the misty grey distance
 lies my former luck;
 only on one fair star
 does my glance linger with love.
 But, like the splendor of a star,
 it is only the gleam of the night.
 
 Even when long sleep covered you
 and death closed your eyes,
 my woe still kept you alive,
 and you lived in my heart.
 But alas! you live in light,
 and you live no longer for my love.
 
 Can the sweet yearning of love,
 Emma, can it be ephemeral?
 What is gone and past,
 Emma, can it really be Love?
 Heavenly, glowing flame -
 does it die like an earthly thing?

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