by Johann Peter Eckermann (1792 - 1854)
Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Aus der Ferne
 (Sung text for setting by J. Becker)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
  Am stillen Hain,
Im Abendschein,
Wenn der Himmel sich röthet,
Wenn die Nachtigall flötet,
Gedenk' ich dein.
 
  Beim Mondenschein,
Am nahen Hain,
Den die Käfer durchschwirren,
Den die Täubchen durchgirren,
Gedenk' ich dein.
 
  Ich geh' im Hain
Wohl ganz allein,
Und seh keine Bäume,
Und sinne und träume
Von dir allein. --

Composition:

    Set to music by Julius Becker (1811 - 1859), "Aus der Ferne", op. 21 no. 4, published 1840 [ three-part chorus with piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel

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  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "From the far distance", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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This text was added to the website: 2016-09-11
Line count: 15
Word count: 59

Language: English  after the German (Deutsch) 
  By the quiet grove,
In the evening light,
When the heavens redden
And the nightingale flutes,
I think of you.
 
  In moonlight,
Beside the nearby grove
About which beetles whirr,
Through which little doves coo,
I think of you
 
  I walk in the grove
All alone,
And see no trees,
And linger and dream
Of you alone. --

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2016 by Sharon Krebs, (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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This text was added to the website: 2016-09-11
Line count: 15
Word count: 61