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by Adelbert von Chamisso (1781 - 1838)

Translation © by Amelia Maria Imbarrato

Helft mir, ihr Schwestern

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT CHI DAN DUT ENG ENG FRE HEB ITA NOR RUS

Helft mir, ihr Schwestern, 
Freundlich mich schmücken,
Dient der Glücklichen heute mir.
Windet geschäftig
Mir um die Stirne
Noch der blühenden Myrte Zier.

Als ich befriedigt,
Freudigen Herzens,
[Dem]¹ Geliebten im Arme lag,
Immer noch rief er,
Sehnsucht im Herzen,
Ungeduldig den [heut'gen]² Tag.

Helft mir, ihr Schwestern,
Helft mir verscheuchen
Eine thörichte Bangigkeit;
Daß ich mit klarem
Aug' ihn empfange,
Ihn, die Quelle der Freudigkeit.

Bist, mein Geliebter,
Du mir erschienen,
Giebst [du, Sonne, mir]³ deinen Schein?
Laß mich in Andacht,
Laß mich in Demuth,
[Mich]⁴ verneigen dem Herren mein.

Streuet ihm, Schwestern,
Streuet ihm Blumen,
[Bringt]⁵ ihm knospende Rosen dar.
Aber euch, Schwestern,
Grüß' ich mit Wehmuth,
Freudig scheidend aus eurer Schaar.

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

• C. Loewe • R. Schumann

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Confirmed with Gedichte von Adelbert von Chamisso, Neunzehnte Auflage (19th edition), Berlin, Weidmannsche Buchhandlung, 1869, pages 12-13.

Modernized spelling would change "thörichte" to "törichte", "giebst" to "gibst", "Demuth" to "Demut", "Wehmuth" to "Wehmut", and "Schaar" to "Schar"
¹ Schumann: "Sonst dem"
² Loewe, Schumann: "heutigen"
³ Schumann: "du mir, Sonne,"
⁴ Loewe, Schumann: "Laß mich"
⁵ Schumann: "bringet"

Text Authorship:

by Adelbert von Chamisso (1781 - 1838), no title, appears in Lieder und lyrisch epische Gedichte, in Frauen-Liebe und Leben, no. 5 [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 Lorenz Lehmann (1807 - 1852), "Helft mir ihr Schwestern", op. 34 no. 3, published 1837 [ voice and piano ], from Vier Lieder von A. von Chamisso, no. 3, Berlin, Stackebrandt [sung text not yet checked]
by Carl Loewe (1796 - 1869), "Helft mir, ihr Schwestern", op. 60 no. 5 (1836), from Frauenliebe, Liederkranz von Chamisso, no. 5 [sung text checked 1 time]
by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Helft mir, ihr Schwestern", op. 42 no. 5 (1840), published 1843 [ voice and piano ], from Frauenliebe und -Leben, no. 5, Leipzig, Whistling [sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (Daniel Platt) , "Help me, ye sisters", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 30
Word count: 119

Aiutatemi, sorelle

Language: Italian (Italiano) after the German (Deutsch)

Aiutatemi, sorelle,
voi che mi amate, ad adornarmi,
oggi servite la fortunata, me,
datevi da fare per legarmi
alla fronte
l'ornamento del mirto fiorito.

Quando io lieta,
col cuore gioioso,
stavo fra le braccia dell'amato,
lui sempre invocava,
col cuore pieno di desiderio,
questo giorno.

Aiutatemi, sorelle,
aiutatemi a scacciare
una stolta paura;
ché io con limpido
sguardo lo accolga,
lui, la fonte della gioia.

Sei tu, mio amato,
sei tu che mi sei apparso,
sei tu, sole, che mi dai la tua luce?
Lascia che in raccoglimento,
lascia che in devozione,
lascia che mi inchini al mio signore.

Spargete per lui, sorelle,
spargete fiori per lui,
portategli boccioli di rose.
Ma voi, sorelle,
saluto con rimpianto,
felice separandomi dalla vostra schiera.

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Adelbert von Chamisso (1781 - 1838), no title, appears in Lieder und lyrisch epische Gedichte, in Frauen-Liebe und Leben, no. 5
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This text was added to the website: 2007-03-15
Line count: 30
Word count: 122