In the arbour walk | The carpet of flowers lay in the shadows of twilight

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by Georg David Schulz ( flourished c.1900 )

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Im Laubengang

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Im Dämmerschatten lag der Blumenflor,
Du kamst mit leichtem Schritt durch's Gartentor,
Ich sah als du vom Strauch die Rose brachst,
Ich lauschte deinem Wort, als leis du sprachst.

Die zarte Rose ward des Windes Raub,
Es flieht vor meinem Tritt das welke Laub,
Ein matter Nebelstreif zu Tale schlich,
Ich geh' in Einsamkeit und denk' an dich.

Text Authorship:

by Georg David Schulz ( flourished c.1900 ) [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 Bogumil Zepler (1858 - 1919), "Im Laubengang", published 1903 [ voice and piano ], in the collection Im Volkston: moderne Volkslieder komponiert für Die Woche, Druck und Verlag von August Scherl G.m.b.H. Berlin [sung text checked 1 time]

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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "In the arbour walk", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2021-07-20
Line count: 8
Word count: 58

In the arbour walk

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

The carpet of flowers lay in the shadows of twilight.
With a light step, you came through the garden gate;
I saw you breaking a rose from the bush,
I listened to your words as you spoke quietly.

The delicate rose fell prey to the wind,
The wilted leaves flee before my footsteps.
A faint band of fog crept to the valley,
I walk in loneliness and think of you.

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Georg David Schulz ( flourished c.1900 )
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This text was added to the website: 2021-07-20
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Word count: 70