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Schlummerlos rauschen Die Saiten im leisen Spiel: Du, meiner Augen Ziel, Laß dein Herz lauschen! Den Gram zu bethören, Mit bebendem Ton O laß mich beschwören Den zaubrischen Mohn! Schlummerlos rauschen Die Saiten im leisen Spiel: Du, meiner Augen Ziel, Laß dein Herz lauschen! Thränen schon stocken, Umschleiert die Wimper fällt, Selig zur schönsten Welt Träume dich locken. Von Noth und von Kummer, Vom Tage so grau Entführt dich der Schlummer Zur sonnigen Au. [Schlummerlos rauschen Die Saiten im leisen Spiel: Du, meiner Augen Ziel, Laß dein Herz lauschen.]1 Grünende Traube Rankend zur Wölbung schwoll, Duftiger Blüten voll Baut sich die Laube. Die Sorgen zerfließen Im murmelnden Bach, Und Wolken umschließen Das glückliche Dach. Schlummerlos rauschen Die Saiten im leisen Spiel: Du, meiner Augen Ziel, Laß dein Herz lauschen.
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Authorship
- by Hermann Kurz (1813 - 1873), "Serenade", subtitle: "(Nach einer sicilischen Melodie)" [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 Ferdinand Otto von Flotow , "Sicilianisch", published 1871 [ voice and piano ], from Lieder, no. 2, Berlin, Challier und Co. [sung text not yet checked]
- by Friedrich Klose (1862 - 1942), "Sicilianisches Ständchen", op. 2 ([Drei] Lieder und Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebleitung) no. 2, published 1887 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Luckhardt [sung text not yet checked]
- by Louis Samson , "Ständchen", op. 37 no. 8, published 1893 [ vocal duet for soprano and alto with piano ], from 13 Duette für Sopran und Alt mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 8, Zittau, Loebel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hans August Friedrich Zincke genannt Sommer (1837 - 1922), "Sicilianisches Ständchen", op. 10 no. 3 (1885/86), published 1886 [ medium voice and piano ], from Aus dem Süden, no. 3, Braunschweig, Litolff [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2013-05-30
Line count: 36
Word count: 129
Ceaselessly sounding are The strings in their quiet playing: You the sole objective of my eyes, Let your heart listen! To beguile grief, With trembling sound Oh let me invoke The magical poppy! Ceaselessly sounding are The strings in their quiet playing: You the sole objective of my eyes, Let your heart listen! Tears are already slowing, The veiled eyelashes fall, Dreams entice you Blissfully to the most beautiful world. From suffering and from woe, From such grey days Slumber carries you off To the sunny meadow. Ceaselessly sounding are The strings in their quiet playing: You the sole objective of my eyes, Let your heart listen! Greening grapes swelled Toward the arches with their tendrils, Full of scented blossoms The arbour is built up. Anxieties dissipate In the murmuring stream, The clouds embrace The happy roof. Ceaselessly sounding are The strings in their quiet playing: You the sole objective of my eyes, Let your heart listen!
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Translated titles:
"Serenade" = "Serenade"
"Sicilianisches Ständchen" = "Sicilian Serenade"
"Sicilianisch" = "A Sicilian song"
Authorship
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2014 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 Hermann Kurz (1813 - 1873), "Serenade", subtitle: "(Nach einer sicilischen Melodie)"
This text was added to the website: 2014-03-31
Line count: 36
Word count: 157