Climbing rose | Tell me, you white climbing roses

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by Philipp, Fürst zu Eulenburg-Hertefeld (1847 - 1921)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Rankende Rose

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Sagt, ihr weißen Rankröselein,
was treibt ihr am Hause des Liebchens mein?
Ihr klettert zu ihrem Fenster hinauf?
Gebt Acht! und weckt mir das Mädchen nicht auf!

Wie schlingt ihr euch schmiegend! schaut ihr hinein?
Seht ihr sie schlafen im Mondenschein?
Zittert sein kosendes Silberlicht
auf ihrem freundlichen Angesicht?

Gleitet es über die Wangen hin?
über das Grübchen in ihrem Kinn?
Spielt es mit ihren Goldlöckelein?
Rosen! Rosen! Wollt ihr hinein?
Das Fenster steht auf es rührt sich kein Laut
und leise lächelt die rosige Braut!

Text Authorship:

by Philipp, Fürst zu Eulenburg-Hertefeld (1847 - 1921) [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 Philipp, Fürst zu Eulenburg-Hertefeld (1847 - 1921), "Rankende Rose", published 1888 [ voice and piano ], from Rosenlieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 3, Berlin, Bote & Bock [sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Climbing rose", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Martin Stock

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 14
Word count: 86

Climbing rose

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Tell me, you white climbing roses,
what are you doing on the house of my darling?
You are climbing up to her window?
Take care! and do not waken the maiden!

How you are nestling and twining yourself around! Are you looking in?
Do you see her sleeping in the moonlight?
Is [the moon's] caressing silvery light trembling
Upon her amiable face?

Is it gliding over her cheeks?
Over the little dimple in her chin?
Is it playing with her golden curls?
Roses!  Roses! Do you wish to enter [her chamber]?
The window is open, all is silent
and softly smiles the rosy bride!

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2008 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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a text in German (Deutsch) by Philipp, Fürst zu Eulenburg-Hertefeld (1847 - 1921)
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This text was added to the website: 2008-07-20
Line count: 14
Word count: 104