To her who has passed away | And even if I could wake you

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by Adolf Schults (1820 - 1858)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Der Entschlafenen

(Sung text for setting by K. Reinecke)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Und könnt' ich auch erwecken Dich,
Ich wollt' es doch nicht thun;
Kein Weh soll fürder schrecken Dich,
Du sollst nun ewig ruhn.

Ich will Dir nimmer klagen nun,
Was auch mich trifft fortan;
Mein Schicksal will ich tragen nun,
So still wie Du's gethan. 

Und könnt' ich auch erwecken Dich,
Ich wollt' es doch nicht thun;
Kein Weh soll fürder schrecken Dich,
Du sollst nun ewig ruhn.

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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,2,1 of the original text.

Composition:

Karl Heinrich Carsten Reinecke

Eine Novelle in Liedern. Cyclus von 8 Gesängen

Text Authorship:

by Adolf Schults (1820 - 1858), no title, appears in Zu Hause, in Des Vaters Tod, no. 10

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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "To her who has passed away", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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To her who has passed away

(Sung text translation for setting by K. Reinecke)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

And even if I could wake you,
I would not do it;
No pain shall startle you anymore,
You shall now rest eternally.

I shall never lament to you now,
Whatever may come upon me in future;
I shall now carry my fate
As quietly as you did.

And even if I could wake you,
I would not do it;
No pain shall startle you anymore,
You shall now rest eternally.

 ...

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,2,1 of the original text.

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Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2017 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 Adolf Schults (1820 - 1858), no title, appears in Zu Hause, in Des Vaters Tod, no. 10
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This text was added to the website: 2017-07-28
Line count: 8
Word count: 48