Stimme der Liebe
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE
Abendgewölke schweben hell
Am bepurpurten Himmel;
Hesperus schaut mit Liebesblick
Durch den blühenden Lindenhain,
Und sein prophetisches Trauerlied
Zirpt im Kraute das Heimchen!
Freuden der Liebe harren dein!
Flüstern leise die Winde;
Freuden der Liebe harren dein!
Tönt die Kehle der Nachtigall;
Hoch von dem Sternengewölb' herab
Hallt mir Stimme der Liebe!
Aus der Platanen Labyrinth
Wandelt Laura, die Holde!
Blumen entsprießen dem Zephyrtritt,
Und wie Sphärengesangeston
Bebt von den Rosen der Lippe mir
Süße Stimme der Liebe!
Confirmed with Gedichte von Friedrich von Matthisson. Erster Theil. Tübingen, bei Cotta, 1811, page 17; and with Friedrich von Matthisson, Gedichte, Zurich, Füssli, 1851, pages 21-22.
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "La veu de l'amor", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "De stem van de liefde", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Voice of love", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "La voix de l'amour", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Richard Morris , Melanie Trumbull , Peter Rastl
[Guest Editor] This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 18
Word count: 78
Voice of love
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch)
Evening clouds float brightly
on the purple sky.
Hesperus gazes with a loving expression
through the blooming linden-grove,
and the cricket sings his prophetic dirge
among the cabbages!
The joy of love is awaiting you!
the winds whisper gently;
the joy of love is awaiting you!
peals the voice of the nightingale;
high above, from the starry vault
echoes the voice of love!
From the labyrinth of plane-trees
Laura emerges, the lovely one!
Flowers bloom at the touch of the zephyr,
and like celestial music
comes trembling from the lips of roses to me
the sweet voice of love!
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust
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Line count: 18
Word count: 99