Ah, why in this faraway place

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by Wilhelm Waiblinger (1804 - 1830)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Lied

(Sung text for setting by E. Zumsteeg)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

  Ach, warum in dieser Ferne,
Süßes Herz, so weit von dir?
Alle Sonnen, alle Sterne
Öffnen ihre Augen mir.
Nur die reinsten, tiefsten Strahlen,
Nur das klarste, blau'ste Licht,
D'rin sich Erd' und Himmel malen,
Nur dein treues Auge nicht.

Note: There exists a much longer version of this poem with the title "Lied der Liebe in die Heimath" and a number of textual differences in the first stanza.

Composition:

Emilie Zumsteeg

Text Authorship:

by Wilhelm Waiblinger (1804 - 1830), "Das Auge der Geliebten"

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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2007-12-06
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Word count: 42

Song

(Sung text translation for setting by E. Zumsteeg)

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Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

  Ah, why in this faraway place,
Sweet heart, so far away from you?
All suns, all stars
Open their eyes to me.
Only not the purest, deepest beams,
Only not the clearest, bluest light,
In which earth and sky are reflected,
Only not your faithful eyes.

Translations of title(s):
"Das Auge der Geliebten" = "The eyes of the beloved"
"Lied" = "Song"

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Word count: 48