Aural Allusions II | Ah! how did it ever happen

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by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Anklänge III

(Sung text for setting by F. Hensel)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: DUT ENG FRE

 ... 

Könnt ich zu den Wäldern flüchten,
Mit dem Grün in frischer Lust
Mich zum Himmelsglanz aufrichten --
Stark und frei wär da die Brust!

Hörnerklang und Lieder kämen
Nicht so schmerzlich an mein Herz,
Fröhlich wollt ich Abschied nehmen,
Zög auf ewig wälderwärts.

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 3-4 of the original text.

Composition:

Fanny Hensel

Text Authorship:

by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), no title, appears in Gedichte, in 2. Sängerleben, in Anklänge, no. 2

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DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Aural Allusions II", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2004-05-16
Line count: 16
Word count: 84

Aural Allusions II

(Sung text translation for setting by F. Hensel)

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Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

 ... 

If I could take refuge in the forests,
If with the greenery in fresh joy
I could raise myself to the heavenly light --
Strong and free would my breast become!

The sound of horns and songs would then
Not come to my heart so painfully,
I could happily take farewell,
I would eternally travel towards the forests.

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 3-4 of the original text.

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Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2010 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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a text in German (Deutsch) by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), no title, appears in Gedichte, in 2. Sängerleben, in Anklänge, no. 2
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This text was added to the website: 2010-03-24
Line count: 16
Word count: 107