New love | In the moonlit forest

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by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)

Translation © by Marty Lucas

Der Elfenritt

(Sung text for setting by J. Bürde)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE ITA LIT

Durch den Wald im Mondenscheine
Sah ich jüngst die Elfen reiten;
Ihre Hörner hört' ich klingen,
Ihre Glöcklein hört' ich läuten.
 
Ihre weißen Rößlein trugen
Goldnes Hirschgeweih und flogen
Rasch dahin; wie wilde Schwäne
Kam es durch die Luft gezogen.
 
Lächelnd nickte mir die Kön'gin,
Lächelnd im Vorüberreiten.
Galt das meiner neuen Liebe,
Oder soll es Tod bedeuten?

Composition:

Jeannette Antonie Bürde, née Milder

Text Authorship:

by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Neue Gedichte, in Neuer Frühling, no. 32

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Marty Lucas) , "New love", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Nicola Sfredda) , "Nuovo amore (Nella foresta, al chiaro di luna)", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
LIT Lithuanian (Lietuvių kalba) (Giedrius Prunskus) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2004-04-30
Line count: 12
Word count: 66

New love

(Sung text translation for setting by J. Bürde)

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Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

In the moonlit forest
I watched the elves a-riding,
I heard their horns sound
I heard their bells ring.

Their white horses, with 
golden antlers, flew on
swiftly, like white swans
Travelling through the air.

The queen nodded at me and smiled,
smiled, as she rode overhead;
Was it because of my new love?
Or does it mean death?

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Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Marty Lucas, (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 Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Neue Gedichte, in Neuer Frühling, no. 32
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Line count: 12
Word count: 59