by
Helene Tiedemann (18?? - 1907), as Leon Vandersee
Noch bin ich jung
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): ENG
Noch bin ich jung -- noch will ich leben!
Mein Herz hat Heimweh nach dem Glück --
Ach, einmal noch die Flügel heben
Und in die schöne Welt zurück!
Da draußen lacht der Lenz, der holde,
Im Himmelsblau und Waldesgrün!
Der Becher [glänzt]1 schäumt im Sonnengolde,
Und tausend duft'ge Blumen blüh'n!
Hinaus, hinaus, dem Licht entgegen --
Mich tötet die Gefangenschaft!
Ach, einmal noch die [Schwingen]1 regen
Im Vollgefühl der Jugendkraft!
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Confirmed with Fliegende Blätter, 107. Band (1897), Nro. 2715, page 54; this publication and the Bock score give the author as L. Vandersee.
1 Bock: "schäumt"
2 Bock: "Flügel"
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- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "I am still young", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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I am still young
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch)
I am still young - I still wish to live!
My heart is homesick for happiness -
Ah, to lift my wings just once more
And [to fly] back to the beautiful world!
Outdoors, Spring, the lovely one, is laughing
In the blue of heaven and the green of the forest;
The goblet gleams in the gold of the sun,
And a thousand scented flowers are blooming!
Out, out, toward the light -
Imprisonment is killing me!
Ah, to lift my wings just once more
In the full awareness of youthful strength!
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Helene Tiedemann (18?? - 1907), as Leon Vandersee, "Noch bin ich jung --"
This text was added to the website: 2016-11-02
Line count: 12
Word count: 92