Past | Past, where the bright rose

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by (Gustav) Hermann Kletke (1813 - 1886)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Vorüber

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

  Vorüber, wo die lichte Rose
In süßen Düften träumt und glüht,
Vorüber, wo im Windgekose 
Die volle Ähre schwankt und müht! 

  Vorüber, wo die dunkelhelle 
Waldstille birgt der Liebe Rast,
Vorüber, wo die muntre Quelle
Fortplaudert in geschwätz'ger Hast! 

  Vorüber, an dem bängsten Traume,
Vorüber an der frohste Lust -- --
Du rascher Fuß, daß du am [Raume]¹
So engen Grabes halten mußt!

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

• A. Rubinstein

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Confirmed with Gedichte von Hermann Kletke, Vermehrte Gesammt-Ausgabe, Berlin: Verlag von E.H. Schroeder (Hermann Kaiser), 1873, pages 107-108.

¹ Rubinstein: "Saume"

Text Authorship:

by (Gustav) Hermann Kletke (1813 - 1886), "Vorüber", appears in Gedichte, in 6. In einsamen Stunden [author's text checked 2 times 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 Eusebius Mandyczewski (1857 - 1929), "Vorüber", op. 8 (Lieder und Gesänge für gemischten Chor) no. 6, published 1885 [ mixed chorus ], Wien, Rebay & Robitschek [sung text not yet checked]
by Richard Metzdorff (1844 - 1919), "Vorüber", op. 38 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1879 [ voice and piano ], Braunschweig, Bauer [sung text not yet checked]
by Anton Grigoryevich Rubinstein (1829 - 1894), "Vorüber", op. 67 (Sechs zweistimmige Lieder) no. 4, published 1864 [ duet for 2 voices with piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Past", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2009-09-22
Line count: 12
Word count: 63

Past

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

  Past, where the bright rose
Dreams and glows in sweet scents,
Past, where in the caresses of the wind
The full wheat ear sways and strains!

  Past, where the dark-bright
Sylvan silence hides love's resting-place,
Past, where the merry water-spring
Burbles on in loquacious haste!

  Past the most anxious dream,
Past the most joyful happiness -- --
You rapid foot, that you must halt
At the [space]¹ of such a narrow grave!

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¹ Rubinstein: "edge"

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a text in German (Deutsch) by (Gustav) Hermann Kletke (1813 - 1886), "Vorüber", appears in Gedichte, in 6. In einsamen Stunden
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This text was added to the website: 2024-04-09
Line count: 12
Word count: 72