by
Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850)
Meine Rose
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE ITA SPA
Dem holden Lenzgeschmeide,
Der Rose, meiner Freude,
Die schon gebeugt und blasser
Vom heißen Strahl der Sonnen,
Reich' ich den Becher Wasser
Aus [tiefem]1 Bronnen.
Du Rose meines Herzens!
Vom stillen Strahl des Schmerzens
Bist du gebeugt und blasser;
Ich möchte dir zu Füßen,
Wie dieser Blume Wasser,
Still meine Seele gießen!
Könnt' ich dann auch nicht sehen
Dich [auferstehen]2.
Available sung texts: (what is this?)
• R. Schumann View original text (without footnotes)
1 Schumann: "dunklem, tiefem"
2 Schumann: "freudig auferstehen"
Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Alexander Ritter (1833 - 1896), "Meine Rose", op. 6 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1881 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Forberg [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Meine Rose", op. 90 no. 2 (1850), published 1851 [ voice and piano ], from Sechs Gedichte von Nikolaus Lenau und Requiem, no. 2, Leipzig, Kistner [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "La meva rosa", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Mijn roos", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "My rose", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (David Le Marrec) , "Ma rose", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Alla mia rosa", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Elisa Rapado) , "Mi rosa", copyright © 2018, (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: 14
Word count: 63
My rose
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
To the lovely jewelry of Spring,
to the rose, my delight,
that is already bowing and turning pale
from the hot beams of the sun,
I reach out a cup of water
from a [deep]1 well.
You rose of my heart!
From the silent beam of pain
you bow and turn pale;
At your feet, I would like,
as this flower water does,
to silently pour my soul out,
even if I then might not see
you [rise]2.
View original text (without footnotes)
1 for the Schumann version: "dark, deep"
2 " : "rising with joy"
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 14
Word count: 81
