Spazieren ritt die Liebe | Spazieren ritt die Liebe über die Erde

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by Mary Coleridge (1861 - 1907)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Love went a‑riding over the earth

Language: English

Our translations: GER

Love went a-riding over the earth,
  On Pegasus he rode . . .
The flowers before him sprang to birth,
  And the frozen rivers flowed.

Then all the youths and the maidens cried,
  "Stay here with us, King of Kings!"
But Love said, "No! for the horse I ride,
  For the horse I ride has wings."

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Later titled "In spring" (?)

Text Authorship:

by Mary Coleridge (1861 - 1907), no title, appears in Poems, no. 111, first published 1907 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by Frank Bridge (1879 - 1941), "Love went a-riding", 1914, published 1916 [ voice and piano or orchestra ], from Two Songs [1914/1916], no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]

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

GER German (Deutsch) (Sharon Krebs) , "Spazieren ritt die Liebe", copyright © 2013, (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: 8
Word count: 56

Spazieren ritt die Liebe

Language: German (Deutsch) after the English

Spazieren ritt die Liebe über die Erde,
 Auf Pegasus ritt sie . . .
Vor ihr sprangen die Blumen empor,
 Und die gefrorenen Flüsse flossen [wieder].

Da riefen alle Burschen und Mädchen,
 "Bleibe bei uns, allergrößte Königin!"
Aber die Liebe sagte:  "Nein! denn das Ross auf dem ich reite,
 Denn das Ross auf dem ich reite hat Flügel."

Note: to accomodate its gender in German, "Love" has become a queen instead of a king.

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Translation from English to German (Deutsch) copyright © 2013 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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Based on:

a text in English by Mary Coleridge (1861 - 1907), no title, appears in Poems, no. 111, first published 1907
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This text was added to the website: 2013-11-10
Line count: 8
Word count: 58