Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE
Der Frühling kehret wieder,
Und alles freuet sich,
Ich blicke traurig nieder,
Er kam ja nicht für mich.
Was soll mir armen Kinde
Des Frühlings Pracht und Glanz?
Denn wenn ich Blumen winde,
Ist es zum Totenkranz.
Ach! keine Hand geleitet
Mich heim ins Vaterhaus,
Und keine Mutter breitet
Die Arme nach mir aus.
...
O Himmel, gib mir wieder,
Was deine Liebe gab --
Blick ich zur Erde nieder,
So seh ich nur ihr Grab.
Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-3,5 of the original text.
Composition:
Set to music by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Die Waise", op. 79 no. 14[15] (1849), published 1849, stanzas 1-3,5 [ voice and piano ], from Liederalbum für die Jugend, no. 14[15], Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "L’òrfena", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "De wees", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The orphan", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "L'orphelin", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Margo Briessinck
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 20
Word count: 94
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
Spring returns,
And everything is happy;
I gaze sadly downward,
For spring did not come for me.
Of what use to me, poor child,
Is the glory and splendour of spring?
For when I twine flowers together
It is for a funeral wreath.
Ah! no hand leads me
Home to my father's house,
And for me no mother
Opens her arms in welcome.
...
Oh Heaven, give to me again
What your love gave --
When I look down at the earth,
I only see their grave.
Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-3,5 of the original text.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2015 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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Line count: 20
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