Second serenade | Sweet darling, ah appear!

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by August Gottlieb Meißner (1753 - 1807)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Zweyte Serenate

(Sung text for setting by C. Neefe)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Süßes Liebchen, ach, erscheine!
Sieh, mein Lager flieht die Ruh. 
Stiller Schlummer deckt die Haine,
Schließt des Städters Auge zu.
Doch der Liebe Kummer 
Hat, mit kalter Hand,
Ruh und Traum und Schlummer 
Von mir weggebannt.

Leuchte wieder, wie Lucine
Am entwölkten Himmel lacht!
Schon dein Auge, Wilhelmine,
Scheucht das Grau'n der Mitternacht; 
Und ein einzig Lächeln
Macht die Wüste grün,
Laue Zephyrs fächeln
Und die Rosen blühn.

Note for Neefe's setting: in stanza 1, when line 1 is repeated, "ach erscheine" becomes "ich erscheine".

Composition:

Christian Gottlob Neefe

Serenaten beym Klavier zu singen

Text Authorship:

by August Gottlieb Meißner (1753 - 1807), no title, appears in Das Grab des Mufti; oder Die zwey Geizigen: Eine komische Oper in zwey Akten

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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Second serenade", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2010-06-25
Line count: 16
Word count: 68

Second serenade

(Sung text translation for setting by C. Neefe)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Sweet darling, ah appear!
Lo, rest flees my bed.
Quiet slumber envelops the groves,
Closes the eyes of the city dweller.
But with a cold hand
The suffering of love has 
Banished from me
Rest and dream and slumber.

Shine again, as the moon
Smiles upon the cloudless sky!
You eyes already, Wilhelmina,
Chase away the horrors of midnight;
And a single smile
Makes the desert green,
Warm breezes fan me
And the roses bloom.

Note for Neefe's setting: in stanza 1, when line 1 is repeated, "ach erscheine" becomes "ich erscheine" ("I appear").

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2018 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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a text in German (Deutsch) by August Gottlieb Meißner (1753 - 1807), no title, appears in Das Grab des Mufti; oder Die zwey Geizigen: Eine komische Oper in zwey Akten
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This text was added to the website: 2018-12-08
Line count: 16
Word count: 75