by Letitia Elizabeth Landon (1802 - 1838)
Translation Singable translation by Wilhelm Christoph Leonhard Gerhard (1780 - 1858)
Wave that wand'rest singing by
Language: English
Wave that wand'rest singing by, Bearing leaves and flow'rs with thee, To the lady of my heart, Waft a benison from me. Wind that rov'st around the grove, Kissing [every]1 flower nigh, I'll send thee on a sweeter search, Bear my own true love my sigh! Bark that show'st my graven words, Thine be yet a happier lot, May'st thou meet my Maiden's eye, Bidding her: Forget me not!
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Text Authorship:
- by Letitia Elizabeth Landon (1802 - 1838), "Wave, wind and bark" [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 William Sterndale Bennett (1816 - 1875), "Wave, wind and bark", alternate title: "Forget me not", op. 23 (Sechs Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1842 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Kistner, also set in German (Deutsch) [sung text checked 1 time]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Wilhelm Christoph Leonhard Gerhard (1780 - 1858) ; composed by William Sterndale Bennett.
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2016-06-03
Line count: 12
Word count: 69
Welle, gleitest singend fort
Language: German (Deutsch) after the English
Our translations: ENG
Welle, gleitest singend fort, Blatt und Blüthe schwimmt mit dir; Bringe meiner Augenlust, Einen süssen Gruss von mir. Lüftchen säuseln um den Hain, Küsset Blum' und Schäferin; Geh zu schönem Liebchen mein, Trag ihm meine Seufzer hin! Rind' in die ich Worte schnitt, Bessres weiht dir Dankes Pflicht; Liebchens Auge sollst du sehn; Flüsternd ihm: "Vergiss mein nicht!"
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Text Authorship:
- Singable translation by Wilhelm Christoph Leonhard Gerhard (1780 - 1858) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in English by Letitia Elizabeth Landon (1802 - 1838), "Wave, wind and bark"
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by William Sterndale Bennett (1816 - 1875), "Welle, Lüftchen und Rinde", alternate title: "Vergiss mein nicht", op. 23 (Sechs Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1842 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Kistner, also set in English [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2016-06-03
Line count: 12
Word count: 58