Where are you wandering, through the lonely shadows of the night?

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sometimes misattributed to Franz Xaver Freiherr von Schlechta (1796 - 1875) and by Ernestine von Krosigk (1767 - 1843)

Translation © by Malcolm Wren

Aus Diego Manzanares. Almerine

(Sung text for setting by F. Schubert)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE

Wo irr'st Du durch einsame Schatten der Nacht?
Wo bist Du mein Leben, mein Glück?
Schon sind die Gestirne der Nacht
Aus thauenden Wolken erwacht,
Und ach, der Geliebte kehrt noch nicht zurück!

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Note: the text above is taken from stanza 1 of the original text.

The poem is the song of Almerine, a central character in the novella "Diego Manzanares" by Ernestine von Krosigk, geb. Krüger (pages 47-82 of the above source). The text has long been misattributed to Franz von Schlechta, and the names have been misspelled "Ilmerine" and "Diego Manazares".

Composition:

Franz Peter Schubert

Text Authorship:

sometimes misattributed to Franz Xaver Freiherr von Schlechta (1796 - 1875)
by Ernestine von Krosigk (1767 - 1843), no title, first published 1805

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Uit 'Diego Manzanares': Ilmerine", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Malcolm Wren) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Ilmerine", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 15
Word count: 96

From Diego Manzanares. Almerine

(Sung text translation for setting by F. Schubert)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Where are you wandering, through the lonely shadows of the night?
Where are you, my life, my happiness?
Already the constellations of night
Have woken up through the hazy clouds,
And, oh, my beloved has not yet returned!

 ...

Note: the text above is taken from stanza 1 of the original text.

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2017 by Malcolm Wren, (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) misattributed to Franz Xaver Freiherr von Schlechta (1796 - 1875) and by Ernestine von Krosigk (1767 - 1843), no title, first published 1805
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This text was added to the website: 2017-10-01
Line count: 15
Word count: 121