by Thomas Carew (1595? - 1639?)
Translation by Johann Gottfried Herder (1744 - 1803)
Good Counsel to a Young Maid
Language: English
When you the sun-burnt pilgrim see, Fainting with thirst, haste to the springs ; Mark how at first with bended knee He courts the crystal nymphs, and flings His body to the earth, where he Prostrate adores the flowing deity. But when his sweaty face is drench'd In her cool waves, when from her sweet Bosom his burning thirst is quench'd ; Then mark how with disdainful feet He kicks her banks, and from the place That thus refresh'd him, moves with sullen pace. So shalt thou be despis'd, fair Maid, When by the sated Lover tasted ; What first he did with tears invade, Shall afterwards with scorn be wasted ; When all the virgin springs grow dry, When no stream shall be left, but in thine eye.
Text Authorship:
- by Thomas Carew (1595? - 1639?), "Good Counsel to a Young Maid"
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Die Silberquelle See original
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the English
Hast, liebes Mädchen, frisch und jung, Du jenen Mann gesehn, In heißem Durst nach Labetrunk Zur kühlen Quelle gehn? Voll Sehnsucht beugt' er ihr sein Knie, Und Göttin, Göttin nannt' er sie. Und als sie seinen Durst gestillt Mit ihrem süßen Trank; Und neubelebt und Krafterfüllt Er ihr zu Füßen sank; Da schlief er ein und ohne Dank Trug ihn hinweg ein loser Gang. O Mädchen, wie die Quelle rein, Unschuldig, frisch und schön, Ach laß es nicht dein Schicksal seyn, Laß nie dirs also gehn, Daß wenn du andere erfreust, Du selbst dir Thränenquelle seyst.
Composition:
- Set to music by Johann Friedrich Hugo, Freiherr von Dalberg (1760 - 1812), "Die Silberquelle", c1795
Text Authorship:
- by Johann Gottfried Herder (1744 - 1803), "Die Silberquelle"
Based on:
- a text in English by Thomas Carew (1595? - 1639?), "Good Counsel to a Young Maid"
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Research team for this page: Harry Joelson , Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website: 2007-08-16
Line count: 18
Word count: 97