by Karl Stieler (1842 - 1885)
Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Jahreszeiten
 (Sung text for setting by L. Thuille)
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Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG FRE
Als hoch das Feld in Blumen stand,
Und als die Schwalbe flog ins Land:
Da blühte sie empor in mir,
Die Liebe, schöne Frau, zu dir.

Und als der Tag am längsten war,
So blau und heiß, so sonnenklar:
Da war die Liebe heiß und hoch
Und ich war selig -- weißt du's noch?

Da ward es Herbst, die Schwalben ziehn,
Und schweigend zogst auch du dahin;
Und wie das Laub vom Baume sank:
Da war ich stumm, da war ich krank!

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  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The seasons", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Saisons", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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Language: English  after the German (Deutsch) 
When the fields were filled with tall flowers,
And when the swallow flew into the country:
There blossomed within me
Love, beautiful woman, love for you.

And when the days were at their longest,
So blue and warm, so full of clear sunlight:
Then love was fervent and tall
And I was in raptures -- do you remember?

Then autumn came, when the swallows depart,
And silently you also went away;
And as the leaves fell from the trees:
I was mute, I was ill!

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