Ingeborg's lament | The pleasures of summer are past

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by Amalia von Helvig (1776 - 1831)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Ingeborgs Klage

(Sung text for setting by B. Klein)

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Language: German (Deutsch) after the Swedish (Svenska)

Our translations: ENG

  Aus ist des Sommers Lust,
Stürme durchwehen des Meeres Brust;
Ach und wie gerne da draussen
Hört' ich es brausen!

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Note: the text above is taken from stanza 1 of the original text.

Composition:

Bernhard (Joseph) Klein

Text Authorship:

by Amalia von Helvig (1776 - 1831), "Ingeborg's Klage", appears in Die Frithiofs-Sage, no. 9

Based on:

a text in Swedish (Svenska) by Esaias Tegnér (1782 - 1846), "Ingeborgs klagan", appears in Frithiofs saga, no. 9, first published 1825
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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Ingeborg's lament", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2017-09-27
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Ingeborg's lament

(Sung text translation for setting by B. Klein)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

  The pleasures of summer are past,
Storms blow through the bosom of the sea;
Ah and how gladly out there
Did I hear it booming!

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Note: the text above is taken from stanza 1 of the original text.

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Amalia von Helvig (1776 - 1831), "Ingeborg's Klage", appears in Die Frithiofs-Sage, no. 9
- Go to the text page.

Based on:

a text in Swedish (Svenska) by Esaias Tegnér (1782 - 1846), "Ingeborgs klagan", appears in Frithiofs saga, no. 9, first published 1825
- Go to the text page.

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This text was added to the website: 2021-10-13
Line count: 44
Word count: 275