by
Karl Stieler (1842 - 1885)
Ich lehn' im offenen Gemache
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: ENG FRE
Ich lehn' im offenen Gemache,
Es ist die Stunde still und spät --
Wie einsam geht der Tag vorüber,
Der ohne dich vorüber geht!
Es liegt mein Licht in deinen Augen,
Doch deine Augen meiden mich,
Es liegt mein Heil in deinen Händen,
Doch nimmermehr gewinn' ich dich!
Ich lehn' im offenen Gemache
Und lausche, wie der Lenzwind weht --
Wie einsam geht der Lenz vorüber,
Der ohne dich vorüber geht!
About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with Hochland-Lieder von Karl Stieler, Stuttgart, Meyer & Zeller's Verlag (Friedrich Vogel), 1879, page 152.
Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Eduard Bähring , "Ich lehn' im offenem Gemache", op. 18 (Zwei Gedichte für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1894 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Kahnt Nachfolger [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gerard Bunk (1888 - 1958), "Mägdleins Lied", op. 61 (Stieler-Lieder. Acht Lieder nach Gedichten von Karl Stieler) no. 5 (1916), published 1928 [ medium-high voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Alexander von Fielitz (1860 - 1930), "Mägdleins Lied", op. 77 (Vier Gedichte für eine mittlere Stimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1 [ medium voice and piano ], Magdeburg, Heinrichshofen Verlag [sung text not yet checked]
- by Martin Grabert , "Mägdlein's Lied", op. 3 (Fünf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 3, published 1893 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Sulzbach [sung text not yet checked]
- by Victor Hansmann (1871 - 1909), "Ich lehn' im offenen Gemache", op. 12 (Acht Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 5 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Stahl [sung text not yet checked]
- by August Stradal (1860 - 1930), "Mägdleins Lied ", published 1900 [ voice and piano ], from Drei Gedichte, no. 3, Leipzig, Schuberth & Co. [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ludwig Wilhelm Andreas Maria Thuille (1861 - 1907), "Klage", op. 5 no. 1, published 1889 [ high voice and piano ], from Drei Frauenlieder, no. 1, Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Lament", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Chanson de jeune fille", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs
[Guest Editor] This text was added to the website: 2008-02-28
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Word count: 69
Lament
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
I lean out from [my] open chamber,
It is the hour soft and late.
How desolately does the day pass
That passes without you!
My light lies in your eyes,
But your eyes avoid me.
My salvation lies in your hands,
But I shall never win you.
I lean out from [my] open chamber,
And listen to the spring wind blow.
How desolately does the spring pass
That passes without you!
Text Authorship:
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