Under the palms | The palms sway, bending easily

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by Helene Raff (1865 - 1942), as Helge Heldt

Translation © by John H. Campbell

Unter den Palmen

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Palmen wiegen, leicht sich biegen 
über heißem Wüstensand. 
Liebesschwingen leis' mich bringen 
hin zum fernen Heimatland. 

Mag entzückend, mag berückend 
mich des Ostens Pracht umwehen, 
dennoch werde, teure Erde, 
jubelnd ich dich wiedersehen. 

Dein auch denk' ich, Tränen schenk' ich 
dir zumeist, von der ich schied, 
ferne Süße, die ich grüße, 
bis im Wind verhallt mein Lied. 

Holde Treue, stets aufs Neue 
steht vor mir dein Bildnis hehr, 
deinetwillen nie zu stillen 
ist mein Wunsch der Wiederkehr.

Text Authorship:

by Helene Raff (1865 - 1942), as Helge Heldt [author's text not yet checked 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 (Joseph) Joachim Raff (1822 - 1882), "Unter den Palmen", op. 211 no. 5 (1880), published 1880 [baritone and piano], from Blondel de Nesle, no. 5. [
text verified 1 time
]

Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (John H. Campbell) , title 1: "Under the palms", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 77

Under the palms

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

 The palms sway, bending easily
 over the hot desert sands.
 Beloved wings take me 	softly
 to my distant homeland.
 
 Enchanting, captivating thoughts
 of Eastern splendor waft down to me,
 yet welcome, dear earth,
 rejoicing, I see you again.
 
 Thinking then of you, my tears flow.
 You, with whom I parted,
 distant sweetness, I greet you,
 my song is held back by the wind.
 
 True Love stays always fresh,
 your picture stands before me,
 keeping the sweet memory of you;
 my wish always is to return to you.

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Helene Raff (1865 - 1942), as Helge Heldt
- Go to the text page.

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 88