Frau Venus
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: CAT ENG FRE
Was weckst du, Frühling, mich von neuem wieder?
Daß all die alten Wünsche auferstehen,
Geht übers Land ein wunderbares Wehen;
Das schauert mir so lieblich durch die Glieder.
Die schöne Mutter grüßen tausend Lieder,
Sie wieder jung im Brautkranz süß zu sehen;
Der Wald will sprechen, rauschend Ströme gehen,
Najaden tauchen singend auf und nieder.
Die Rose seh' ich gehn aus grüner Klause
Und, wie so buhlerisch die Lüfte fächeln,
Errötend in die laue Flut sich dehnen.
So mich auch ruft ihr aus dem stillen Hause --
Und schmerzlich nun muß ich im Frühling lächeln,
Versinkend zwischen Duft und Klang vor Sehnen.
Confirmed with Gedichte von Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff, Leipzig: C.F. Amelangs Verlag, 1892, pages 218-219.
Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Hans August Friedrich Zincke genannt Sommer (1837 - 1922), "Frau Venus", op. 9 (Lieder nach Gedichten von Eichendorff's) no. 10 (1885), published 1886 [ medium voice and piano ], Braunschweig, Litolff [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Rudolf, Graf von Sporck (1839 - 1904), "Frau Venus", published 1888 [ voice and piano ], from Achtzehn Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 5, Mainz, Schott [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "La senyora Venus", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Dame Venus", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Dame Vénus", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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[Guest Editor] This text was added to the website: 2010-02-26
Line count: 14
Word count: 102
Dame Venus
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
Why do you, Spring, again awaken me anew?
So that all my old wishes arise,
A wondrous breeze passes over the land;
It shivers so wonderfully through my limbs.
A thousand songs greet the lovely mother,
Who, young once more, is sweet to behold in her bridal wreath;
The forest wishes to speak, rushing rivers flow,
Naiads rise and plunge while singing.
I see the rose emerge from its green chamber
And, as the breezes fan it so seductively,
I see it blushingly spread out in the warm flood.
Thus you call me as well from my quiet house --
And painfully I must now smile in springtime,
Sinking down for longing between the scents and sounds.
Text Authorship:
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This text was added to the website: 2015-06-24
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