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by Richard Volkmann (1830 - 1889), as Richard Leander

Translation © by Theresa Plut

Es wecket meine Liebe

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT ENG FRE ITA

Es wecket meine Liebe
Die Lieder immer wieder!
Es wecken meine Lieder
Die Liebe immer wieder!

Die Lippen, die da träumen
Von deinen heißen Küssen,
In Sang und Liedesweisen
Von dir sie tönen müssen!

Und wollen die Gedanken
Der Liebe sich entschlagen,
So kommen meine Lieder
Zu mir mit Liebesklagen!

So halten mich in Banden
Die Beiden immer wieder!
Es weckt das Lied die Liebe!
Die Liebe weckt die Lieder!

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Text Authorship:

by Richard Volkmann (1830 - 1889), as Richard Leander, appears in Gedichte, in Kleine Lieder, no. 19 [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 (Carl) August Fischer (1828 - 1892), "Es wecket meine Liebe", op. 3 (Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1886 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Annecke [sung text not yet checked]
by Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911), "Erinnerung", 1880-7, published 1892 [ voice and piano ], Mainz, Schott [sung text checked 1 time]

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English [singable] (Theresa Plut) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Souvenir", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Rimembranza", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 70

My love awakens

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

My love awakens
the songs again and again!
My songs awaken
Love again and again!

And should thoughts wish 
To free themselves of love,
So come my songs to me 
With laments of this love. 

These lips, that dream
Of your ardent kisses,
In singing and melodies
Of you must resound.

So keep me in bonds
These two ever more.
Song arouses Love!
Love arouses Song!

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Translation of title "Erinnerung" = "Memory"

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Richard Volkmann (1830 - 1889), as Richard Leander, appears in Gedichte, in Kleine Lieder, no. 19
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This text was added to the website: 2020-02-02
Line count: 16
Word count: 66