Auf dem ruhenden See
Language: German (Deutsch)
Auf dem ruhenden See
Schimmert's im Abendgolde : --
Das ist die Wasserfee,
Die Schilfnixe, die holde.
Tief verborgen im Rohr,
Lüftet sie ihren Schleier,
Breitet den wallenden Flor
Über ihren Schützling, den Weiher.
Hat ihn so wohl verhüllt,
Daß er mit bangem Wehe
Nicht das scheidende Bild
Seiner Geliebten [sehe]1!
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Confirmed with Lorelei. Ein Bühnenspiel in drei Aufzügen nach einer Dichtung von Gustav Gurski. Musik von Hans Sommer, Eigenthum des Komponisten, Druck von R. Wagner in Weimar, 1889, page 7. This book shows the libretto for Hans Sommer's music; the original poetry may be different.
1 Sommer (as sung): "sehe, ihr Bild nicht sehe!"
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Upon the resting lake
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
Upon the resting lake
There is a shimmering in the evening gold: --
That is the water fairy,
The nixie of the reeds, the lovely one.
Well concealed in the rushes,
She raises her veil,
Spreads the undulating gauze
Over her protégé, the pond.
She has enshrouded him so well
That, with anxious woe,
He may not see the departing image
Of his beloved!1
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Translations of title(s):
"Lore im Nachen" = "Lore in the barque"
"Lores Gesang" = "Lore's song"
1 Sommer (as sung) adds: "may not see her image!"
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This text was added to the website: 2018-08-12
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Word count: 64