That is the well-remembered lilac

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by Friedrich Heinrich Karl, Freiherr de La Motte-Fouqué (1777 - 1843)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Unterm Flieder

(Sung text for setting by H. Schreyer)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Dies ist der wohlvertraute Flieder.
Hier weilt' ich einst als frohes Kind
Und stammelte die ersten Lieder,
Gewiegt von Träumen hold und lind.

Das Glück auf ungestümer Welle
Entfloh mir in der Welt Gebraus.
Such' ich an der geliebten Stelle,
Ach alles sieht viel anders aus.

Die kleine Bank ist weggenommen,
Hoch aufwuchs das Gebüsch umher,
Und mag ich selbst auch wiederkommen,
Doch kommt das frohe Kind nicht mehr!

Composition:

Hermann Schreyer

Text Authorship:

by Friedrich Heinrich Karl, Freiherr de La Motte-Fouqué (1777 - 1843)

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Beneath the lilac

(Sung text translation for setting by H. Schreyer)

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Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

This is the well-remembered lilac.
Here I once lingered as a happy child
And stammered my first songs,
Rocked by dreams, lovely and gentle.

Upon rough waves, happiness
Escaped me in the bustle of the world.
When I search at the beloved spot,
Ah, everything looks very much different.

The little bench has been taken away,
The surrounding bushes have grown tall,
And even though I myself may come here again,
Yet the happy child returns no more!

Translations of title(s):
"Die Stelle am Fliederbaum" = "The place by the lilac tree"
"Unterm Flieder" = "Beneath the lilac"

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