by Johann Gustav Droysen (1808 - 1884)
Wartend
Language: German (Deutsch)
Sie trug einen Falken auf ihrer Hand,
und hat ihn über den See gesandt.
Komme du bald!
Er kam mit dem Falken wohl über den See,
und blies ins Hüfthorn vor Lust und Weh,
Komme du bald!
Der Falk flog weit in Wald und Nacht;
vom Morgentraum ist das Fräulein erwacht.
Komme, komme du bald!
Confirmed with Rüdiger Bliss, Pommersche Literatur: Proben und Daten, Hamburg: Pommersche Zentralverband, 1969, page 57.
Text Authorship:
- by Johann Gustav Droysen (1808 - 1884), "Wartend" [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 Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847), "Wartend", op. 9 (Zwölf Lieder [nos. 7, 10, and 12 are by Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel]) no. 3 (1830) [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Esperant", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Wachtend", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Michael P Rosewall) , "Waiting", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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