The trains of the dresses surge and billow | The trains of the dresses surge and billow

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by Ernst Eckstein (1845 - 1900)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Die Schleppen wogen und wallen

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Die Schleppen wogen und wallen
Im gothischen Ahnensaal,
Und lustige Hörner schallen,
Und Sporen erklirren von Stahl . . .

Jorinde, süße Jorinde,
Du meiner Augen Licht . . . !
Es murmelt die Burghof-Linde
Ein wonniges Lenzgedicht.

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Fliegende Blätter, 96. Band (1892), Nro. 2447, page 220.

Text Authorship:

by Ernst Eckstein (1845 - 1900), no title, appears in Liebestraum, no. 1 [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 Bernhard Sekles (1872 - 1934), "Die Schleppen wogen und wallen", published 1895 [ baritone and piano ], from Ein Liebesroman. Cyklus von 6 Gedichten von E. Eckstein für Bariton mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 1, Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The trains of the dresses surge and billow", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2022-04-10
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Word count: 37

The trains of the dresses surge and billow

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

The trains of the dresses surge and billow
In the Gothic hall of the ancestors,
And merry horns ring out
And spurs of steel are clinking . . .

Jorinde, sweet Jorinde,
You, the light of my eyes . . . . !
The linden tree in the castle yard
Is murmuring a blissful poem of spring.

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Ernst Eckstein (1845 - 1900), no title, appears in Liebestraum, no. 1
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This text was added to the website: 2022-04-10
Line count: 8
Word count: 56