After the rain | See, the sky turns blue

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by Richard Fedor Leopold Dehmel (1863 - 1920)

Translation © by Liane Curtis

Nach einem Regen

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG FRE

Sieh, der Himmel wird blau;
die Schwalben jagen sich 
wie Fische über den nassen Birken.
Und du willst weinen?

In deiner Seele werden bald 
die blanken Bäume und blauen Vögel 
ein goldnes Bild sein.
Und du weinst?

Mit meinen Augen 
seh ich in deinen
zwei kleine Sonnen.
Und du lächelst.

Text Authorship:

by Richard Fedor Leopold Dehmel (1863 - 1920), "Nach einem Regen" [author's text checked 1 time 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 Rebecca Clarke (1886 - 1979), "Nach einem Regen", 1906? [sung text not yet checked]
by Ruben Liljefors (1871 - 1936), "Nach einem Regen", op. 32 (Zwei Gedichte) no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
by Karol Maciej Szymanowski (1882 - 1937), "Nach einem Regen", op. 17 (Zwölf Lieder) no. 7 (1907), also set in Polish (Polski) [sung text checked 1 time]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

Also set in Polish (Polski), a translation by Stanisław Barącz (1864 - 1936) ; composed by Karol Maciej Szymanowski.

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

ENG English (Liane Curtis) , "After the rain", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Après la pluie", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2003-12-09
Line count: 12
Word count: 50

After the rain

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

See, the sky turns blue
The swallows are flitting about 
like fish above the naked birches
And you are still crying?

In your soul, the bare trees
And blue birds are becoming
A golden picture.
And you are crying?

With my eyes,
I see in yours
Two small suns.
And you are smiling.

Text Authorship:

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Richard Fedor Leopold Dehmel (1863 - 1920), "Nach einem Regen"
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This text was added to the website: 2003-12-09
Line count: 12
Word count: 53