by (Borromäus Sebastian Georg) Karl Reginald Herloß (1804 - 1849), as Karl Herloßsohn
Translation by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
When the swallows homeward fly
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
When the swallows homeward fly And the rose's bloom is o'er, And the nightingale's sweet song In the woods is heard no more, Then I think with bitter pain, Shall we ever meet again? When the swans fly towards the south Where the golden lemons grow, And the sun sinks in the west, And the hills are all aglow! Then my heart goes out to you, And forgetting all the pain, Hope once more within me whispers "You will surely meet again".
Text Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [an adaptation] [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by (Borromäus Sebastian Georg) Karl Reginald Herloß (1804 - 1849), as Karl Herloßsohn
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Maude Valérie White (1855 - 1937), "When the swallows homeward fly", published 1897, from Three Little Songs, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Joanna Lonergan
This text was added to the website: 2005-07-04
Line count: 14
Word count: 82