Oh, childhood | Oh, childhood! What a wondrous melody

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Translation © by Sharon Krebs

O, Kinderzeit

(Sung text for setting by A. van de Weg)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

O, Kinderzeit! Was liegt in diesen Klängen, 
  Für eine wunderbare Melodie! 
Wie viel Gestalten sich dazwischen drängen, 
  Sie spricht zum Herzen und veraltet nie. 
Mit Schmerzenssehnsucht wird sie uns durchbeben, 
  Treibt uns das Schicksal in die Welt hinaus, 
Denn was sich niemals wiederholt im Leben, 
  Das ist die Heimath und das Vaterhaus! 

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Composition:

Arie D. van de Weg

Drei Lieder

Text Authorship:

by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, no title, written 1846

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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Oh, childhood", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2023-12-22
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Word count: 215

Oh, childhood

(Sung text translation for setting by A. van de Weg)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Oh, childhood! What a wondrous melody
  Lies in this word!
However many figures push themselves in,
  It speaks to the heart and never grows old.
With painful yearning it shall tremble through us
  When fate drives us out into the world,
For that which never repeats itself in life,
  That is our home and our father's house!

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

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist , no title, written 1846
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This text was added to the website: 2023-12-22
Line count: 32
Word count: 268