Deja en la mesa la perfumada retama

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by Hermann von Gilm zu Rosenegg (1812 - 1864)

Translation © by Elisa Rapado

Allerseelen

(Sung text for setting by R. Strauss)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT DUT ENG ENG ENG FRE GRE HEB ITA JPN POR SPA SPA

Stell auf den Tisch die duftenden Reseden,
  Die letzten roten Astern trag herbei,
Und laß uns wieder von der Liebe reden,
    Wie einst im Mai.

Gib mir die Hand, daß ich sie heimlich drücke
  Und wenn man's sieht, mir ist es einerlei,
Gib mir nur einen deiner süßen Blicke,
    Wie einst im Mai.

Es blüht und duftet heut auf jedem Grabe,
  Ein Tag im Jahr ist ja den Toten frei,
Komm an mein Herz, daß ich dich wieder habe,
    Wie einst im Mai.

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Richard Georg Strauss

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by Hermann von Gilm zu Rosenegg (1812 - 1864), "Allerseelen", appears in Die letzten Blätter

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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Jelle Leistra) , "Alle zielen", copyright © 2004, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Allerzielen", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , no title, copyright ©
ENG English [singable] (Peter Low) , copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English [singable] (David Paley) , "All Souls' Day", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English [singable] (John Bernhoff) , "All Souls' Day", first published 1897
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
GRE Greek (Ελληνικά) [singable] (George Chaldezos) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
HEB Hebrew (עברית) [singable] (Hamutal Atariah) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Giorno dei morti", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
JPN Japanese (日本語) (Naoyuki Okada) , copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
POR Portuguese (Português) (Alexandre Trovon) , "O Dia de Todos os Santos", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
SPA Spanish (Español) (Abel Alamillo Fernández) , "El día de todos los santos", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
SPA Spanish (Español) (Elisa Rapado) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Todos los santos

(Sung text translation for setting by R. Strauss)

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Language: Spanish (Español) after the German (Deutsch)

Deja en la mesa la perfumada retama
pon delante las últimas margaritas rojas
y hablemos de nuevo sobre amor
como entonces, en mayo.

Dame la mano para estrecharla en
secreto y si nos ven, me da lo mismo.
dame solo una mirada tierna,
como entonces, en mayo.

Hay flores perfumadas sobre cada tumba
y un día al año es libre para los muertos
ven a mi corazón para unirnos de nuevo,
como entonces, en mayo.

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