Heimwee III | Ik zag als jongen bloemen staan

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by Klaus Groth (1819 - 1899)

Translation © by Lau Kanen

Ich sah als Knabe Blumen blühn

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE ITA

Ich sah als Knabe Blumen blühn -
Ich weiß nicht mehr, was war es doch?
Ich sah die Sonne drüber glühn -
Mich dünkt, ich seh' es noch.

Es war ein Duft, es war ein Glanz,
Die Seele sog ihn durstend ein.
Ich pflückte sie zu einem Kranz - 
Wo mag er blieben sein?

Ich such' an jedem Blümchen nach
Um jenen Schmelz, um jenes Licht,
Ich forsche jeden Sommertag -
Doch solche find' ich nicht.

Ihr wußtet nimmer, was ich trieb?
Ich suchte meinen alten Kranz.
Er war so frisch, so licht, so lieb -
Es war der Jugendglanz.

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Text Authorship:

by Klaus Groth (1819 - 1899), "Heimweh III", appears in Hundert Blätter, Paralipomena zum Quickborn, Hamburg, first published 1854 [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 Carl Banck (1809 - 1889), "Der Jugendkranz", op. 83 no. 6, published 1886 [ medium voice and piano ], from Herbstklänge. Acht Gesänge für 1 mittlere Stimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 6, Dresden, Hoffarth [sung text not yet checked]
by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Heimweh III", op. 63 (Neun Lieder und Gesänge) no. 9 (1874), published 1875 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Peters [sung text checked 1 time]

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Heimwee III", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Homesickness III", copyright ©
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Mal du pays III", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Nostalgia III", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Word count: 95

Heimwee III

Language: Dutch (Nederlands) after the German (Deutsch)

Ik zag als jongen bloemen staan,
Ik weet niet meer, wat was het toch?
Ik zag de zon daarover gaan,
Mij dunkt, ik zie het nog.
 
Het was een geur, het was een glans,
Mijn ziel, zij zoog het in als wijn.
Ik vlocht ze samen tot een krans;
Waar kan die nu toch zijn?
 
Ik zoek aan ieder bloempje, ach,
Nog steeds die geur, nog steeds dat licht.
Ik zoek ze elke zomerdag,
Ze komen niet in zicht.
 
U kunt niet raden mijn motief?
Ik zocht terug mijn oude krans.
Hij was zo fris, zo licht, zo lief,
Het was de jeugd, die glans.

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Klaus Groth (1819 - 1899), "Heimweh III", appears in Hundert Blätter, Paralipomena zum Quickborn, Hamburg, first published 1854
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This text was added to the website: 2014-07-09
Line count: 16
Word count: 105