To be sure, I look up

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by Karl Schenk

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Wohl schau ich die Straße

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Wohl schau ich die Straße 
Hinauf und hinab, 
Im Herzen ists traurig 
Und todt wie im Grab. 

Mein Schatz ist gezogen 
Ins wildfremde Land, 
Er hat mir vertrauet 
Ein Ringlein zum Pfand. 

Das Ringlein von Silber 
Ist zierlich und fein,
Gar schön ist sein Name
Gegraben hinein.

Und wenn auch der Name
Muß einmal vergehn,
Im Herzen, da bleibt er 
In Ewigkeit stehn.

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Gedichte von Karl Schenk, Stuttgart: in Commission bei August Schaber, 1860, page 24.

Text Authorship:

by Karl Schenk , "Im Volkston" [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 Cäsar Kainer , "Wohl schau ich die Strasse", op. 20 (Lieder und Gesänge für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1892 [ voice and piano ], Hannover: Nagel [sung text not yet checked]

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2025-03-31
Line count: 16
Word count: 63

To be sure, I look up

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

To be sure, I look up
And down along the street,
In my heart it is sad
And dead as in the grave.

My sweetheart has departed
For a totally unknown land,
He entrusted to me
A little ring as a pledge.

The little ring is of silver,
Is delicate and fine,
His name is quite beautifully
Engraved therein.

And though the name 
Should someday fade,
In my heart, there it shall
Remain in all eternity.

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Translations of titles:
"Im Volkston" = "In a folk-like manner"
"Wohl schau ich die Strasse" = "To be sure, I look along the street"

Text Authorship:

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Karl Schenk , "Im Volkston"
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This text was added to the website: 2025-04-01
Line count: 16
Word count: 76