Blondel to Mary | In the gloomy night

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by Josephine von Münk-Holzmeister, Freiin (1786 - 1843), as Sephine

Translation © by Emily Ezust

Blondel zu Marien

(Sung text for setting by F. Schubert)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE

In düst'rer Nacht,
Wenn Gram mein fühlend Herz umziehet,
Des Glückes Sonne mir entweicht,
Und ihre Pracht;
Da leuchtet fern
In feurig wonniglichem Glanze,
Wie in der Liebe Strahlenkranze
Ein holder Stern.

Und ewig rein
Lebt unter Wonne, unter Schmerzen,
Im freien liebevollen Herzen
Sein Wiederschein;
So hold und mild
Wird unter tröstenden Gestalten
Auch in der Ferne mich umwalten
Dein Zauberbild.

Note: The poem appears in Josephine von Münk's Novella Die Freunde, published in five installments in Wiener Zeitschrift für Kunst quoted above, in the editions no.79-83. It is Blondel's song addressed to Marie.

Composition:

Franz Peter Schubert

Text Authorship:

by Josephine von Münk-Holzmeister, Freiin (1786 - 1843), as Sephine, no title, appears in Die Freunde, first published 1818

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Blondel a Maria", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Blondel tot Maria", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Blondel to Mary", copyright ©
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Blondel à Marie", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 66

Blondel to Mary

(Sung text translation for setting by F. Schubert)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

In the gloomy night
when sadness draws about my loving heart
and the light of fortune flees
with its splendour,
far away there shines
with fiery, delightful resplendence,
like a radiant wreath of love,
a friendly star.

And, ever pure,
amid bliss and amid pain
in my faithful, love-filled heart,
its reflection lives.
Thus, sweet and tranquil,
full of solace
even when I am far away,
your magical image will be with me.

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust
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a text in German (Deutsch) by Josephine von Münk-Holzmeister, Freiin (1786 - 1843), as Sephine, no title, appears in Die Freunde, first published 1818
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 73