And you came into my house

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by Richard Fedor Leopold Dehmel (1863 - 1920)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Und du kamest in mein Haus

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG FRE

Und du kamest in mein Haus,
kamst mit deinen schwarzen Blicken;
sah ich ferne Palmen nicken
und du gabst mir deinen Strauß.

Gabst die zitternden Narzissen,
die wir in der Wildnis pflückten;
deine schwarzen Locken schmückten
meines Diwans rote Kissen.

Kehre wieder in mein Haus,
laß die wilden Blumen blühen!
Unsre junge Lippen glühen,
gieb mir, gieb mir deinen Strauß!

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Richard Dehmel. Eine Wahl aus seinem Werk, Herausgegeben und eingeleitet von Ida Dehmel, Berlin: Deutsche Buchgemeinschaft, [1929], page 86.

Text Authorship:

by Richard Fedor Leopold Dehmel (1863 - 1920), "Berückung" [author's text checked 2 times 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 Ján Móry (1892 - 1978), "Berückung", op. 15 (Sechs Lieder) no. 6 (1929) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
by Hans Heinz Scholtys (1900 - 1945), "Berückung" [ voice and piano ], from 94 Lieder, no. 80 [sung text not yet checked]
by Karol Maciej Szymanowski (1882 - 1937), "Werbung", op. 17 (Zwölf Lieder) no. 3, also set in Polish (Polski) [sung text checked 1 time]

Set in a modified version by Conrad Ansorge, Hans Hermann, Hans Heinz Scholtys, Erich Zeisl.

Go to the text. [ view differences ] ENG FRE POL

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2024-02-04
Line count: 12
Word count: 60

And you came into my house

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

And you came into my house,
came with your black glances;
I saw the distant palms nodding
and you gave me your bouquet.

Gave me the trembling narcissi
that we had picked in the wilderness;
your black curls adorned
the red pillows of my divan.

Return again into my house,
let the wild flowers blossom!
our young lips burn,
give me, give me your bouquet!

About the headline (FAQ)

Translations of titles:
"Berückung" = "Entrancement"
"Werbung" = "Courtship"

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2024 by Sharon Krebs, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Richard Fedor Leopold Dehmel (1863 - 1920), "Berückung"
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This text was added to the website: 2024-12-03
Line count: 12
Word count: 65