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Klänge der Heimat, ihr weckt mir das Sehnen, rufet die Tränen ins Auge mir! Wenn ich euch höre, ihr heimischen Lieder, zieht mich's wieder, mein Ungarland, zu dir! O Heimat so wunderbar, wie strahlt dort die Sonne so klar, wie grün deine Wälder, wie lachend die Felder, o Land wo so glücklich ich war! Ja, dein geliebtes Bild Meine Seele so ganz erfüllt, dein geliebtes Bild! Und bin ich auch von dir weit, ach weit, ach, dir bleibt in Ewigkeit doch mein Sinn immerdar ganz allein geweiht! O Heimat so wunderbar, wie strahlt dort die Sonne so klar, wie grün deine Wälder, wie lachend die Felder, o Land, wo so glücklich ich war! Feuer, Lebenslust, schwellt echte Ungarbrust, hei! Zum Tanze schnell! Czárdás tönt so hell! Braunes Mägdelein, musst meine Tänz'rin sein; Reich den Arm geschwind, dunkeläugig Kind! senkt zur Erde den Blick, das verkündet Glück! Durst'ge Zecher greift zum Becher, lasst ihn kreisen, lasst ihn kreisen schnell von Hand zu Hand! Schlürft das Feuer im Tokayer! Bringt ein Hoch aus dem Vaterland! Ha! Feuer, Lebenslust schwellt echte Ungarbrust, hei! Zum Tanze schnell! Czárdás tönt so hell!
Note: after a Vaudeville "Réveillon" by Meilhac and Halévy.
Text Authorship:
- by Richard Genée (1823 - 1895) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Carl Schlechter (1804 - 1876), as Carl Haffner [author's text not yet checked 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 Johann Strauss (II) (1825 - 1899), "Czárdás - Klänge der Heimat", first performed 1874, from the operetta Die Fledermaus [ sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Linda Godry) , "Czárdás (Sounds of my home country)", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Linda Godry
This text was added to the website: 2007-08-17
Line count: 30
Word count: 187
Sounds of my home country, you revive the yearning, Let the tears brim in my eyes! Hearing the old-time songs, Draws me back, my Hungary, to you! Oh homeland so beautiful, With the sun gleaming so bright, How green are your forests, how lush your fields, Oh countryside, where I once was happily at home! Yes, those cherished memories Fill my heart to bursting, Those cherished memories! But though I am far from you now, so far, ah, eternally consecrated to you is the yearning of my heart! Oh homeland so beautiful, With the sun gleaming so bright, How green are your forests, how lush your fields, Oh my country, where once I was happily at home! Fire, zest for life, fills the real Hungarians chest, Hay! Hurry to the dancefloor! Czárdàs can be heard! Suntaned maiden, come and dance with me; Take my arm, you dark eyed child! Thirsty customers reach for tankards, Let them go round faster and faster From hand to hand! Relish the fire in the Tokay wine! A toast to our nation! Hay! Fire, zest for life, fills the real Hungarians chest, Hay! Hurry to the dancefloor! Czárdàs can be heard! La, la, la, la .....
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Richard Genée (1823 - 1895) and by Carl Schlechter (1804 - 1876), as Carl Haffner
This text was added to the website: 2007-08-17
Line count: 30
Word count: 201