That is the most melancholy time | That is the most melancholy time

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by Maria Köstlin (1849 - 1925)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Das ist die wehmuthvollste Zeit

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG FRE

Das ist die wehmuthvollste Zeit
Wenn heim der Tag gegangen,
Wenn Blum' und Vogel schlaf bereit
Die müden Köpfchen hangen!

Der Mond mit seinem bleichen Licht
Schaut traurig auf dich nieder;
Zeigt mir dein liebes Angesicht!
Dein stummes Lächeln wieder!

Viel Veilchen und Narzissen blüh'n --
Mich freut der Blumen keine.
Ich sehe still vorüberziehn
Die Frühlingszeit und weine!

Text Authorship:

by Maria Köstlin (1849 - 1925)

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

by Josephine Lang (1815 - 1880), "Das ist die wehmuthvollste Zeit", 1868 [ voice and piano ], unpublished, revised 1870 [sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "That is the most melancholy time", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "C'est le moment le plus mélancolique", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2015-01-25
Line count: 12
Word count: 58

That is the most melancholy time

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

That is the most melancholy time,
When day has gone to rest,
When flowers and birds, ready for sleep,
Hang their tired heads.

The moon with its pale light
Gazes sadly down upon you;
It shows me your dear face,
Your mute smile again!

Many violets and narcissi bloom.
None of the flowers makes me happy.
Silent, I see springtime
Passing by, and I weep!

Text Authorship:

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Maria Köstlin (1849 - 1925)
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This text was added to the website: 2015-01-25
Line count: 12
Word count: 65