You beamed brighter than the sun | You beamed brighter than the sun

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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

Translation © by Emily Ezust

Minnelied

(Sung text for setting by F. Mendelssohn)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE

Leucht't heller als die Sonne,
Ihr beiden Äugelein!
Bei dir ist Freud' und Wonne,
Du zartes Jungfräulein,
Du bist mein Augenschein,
Wär ich bei dir allein,
Kein Leid sollt mich anfechten,
Wollt allzeit fröhlich sein!

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

Composition:

Felix Mendelssohn

Text Authorship:

from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , appears in Des Knaben Wunderhorn

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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "You beamed brighter than the sun", copyright ©
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Votre lumière est plus claire que le soleil", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 78

You beamed brighter than the sun

(Sung text translation for setting by F. Mendelssohn)

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Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

 You beamed brighter than the sun,
 both of you darling eyes!
 With you is joy and bliss,
 You gentle young maiden.
 You are the light in my eyes!
 If I were alone with you,
 no sorrow could trouble me,
 and I would be forever happy!

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

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Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 93