Into the far distance | I wish to dream into the far distance!

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by Johann Gustav Droysen (1808 - 1884) and sometimes misattributed to Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Ferne

(Sung text for setting by F. Mendelssohn)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE ITA

In weite Fernen will ich träumen,
Da, wo Du weilst!
Wo aus den schneeig hellen Räumen
Die Bäche in die Seen schäumen!
Da, wo Du weilst!

Will mit Dir durch die Berge streifen,
Da, wo Du weilst. 
Wo auf dem Eisfeld Gemsen schweifen, 
Im warmen Tale Feigen reifen!
Da, wo Du weilst! 

Und heimlich will ich weiter denken,
Wenn Du heimkehrst! 
Es mag die Zeit mich nicht betrüben,
Wir sind dieselben noch geblieben!
Wenn Du heimkehrst!

Composition:

Felix Mendelssohn

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Text Authorship:

by Johann Gustav Droysen (1808 - 1884)
sometimes misattributed to Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)

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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Into the far distance", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Vorrei sognare dei luoghi lontani", 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: 15
Word count: 80

Into the far distance

(Sung text translation for setting by F. Mendelssohn)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

I wish to dream into the far distances!
There where you tarry,
Where from the snowy, bright expanses
The brooks flow foamingly into the lakes!
There where you tarry.

I wish to wander through the mountains with you!
There where you tarry,
Where the mountain goats ramble on the glaciers,
Where the figs ripen in the warm valleys!
There where you tarry.

I shall secretly continue to think,
When you return home!
The passing of time may not sadden me,
We have remained unchanged!
When you return home!

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Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2006 by Sharon Krebs, (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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This text was added to the website: 2006-12-05
Line count: 15
Word count: 92