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by Else Lasker-Schüler (1869 - 1945)
Translation © by Michael P Rosewall
Wie ein heimlicher Brunnen
Language: German (Deutsch)
Wie ein heimlicher Brunnen Murmelt mein Blut, Immer von dir, immer von mir. Unter dem taumelnden Mond Tanzen meine nackten, suchenden Träume, Nachtwandelnde Kinder, Leise über düstere Hecken. O, deine Lippen sind sonnig... Diese Rauschedüfte deiner Lippen... Und aus blauen Dolden silberumringt Lächelst du ... du, du. Immer das schlängelnde Geriesel Auf meiner Haut Über die Schulter hinweg - Ich lausche ... Wie ein heimlicher Brunnen Murmelt mein Blut.
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Authorship:
- by Else Lasker-Schüler (1869 - 1945), "Mein Liebeslied", appears in Der siebente Tag, appears in Meine Wunder, first published 1905 [author's text checked 1 time 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 Karl Bleyle (1880 - 1969), "Mein Liebeslied", op. 29 (Vier Lieder) no. 4, published 1915 [ medium voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Siegfried Borris (1906 - 1987), "Wie ein heimlicher Brunnen", op. 1 no. 6 (1926) [ voice and orchestra ], from Sechs Lieder der Dämmerung, no. 6, Berlin, Stahl [sung text not yet checked]
- by Johann Karl Brandeis (1910 - 1987), "Mein Liebeslied", 1961 [ alto and piano ], from Sechs Lieder, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Dieter Brauer (1935 - 2009), "Mein Liebeslied", 1981 [ mezzo-soprano and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by J. Hartmut Burgmann (b. 1936), "Mein Liebeslied", 1975 [ mixed chorus ], from Zwei Liebeslieder für vierstimmigen gemischten Chor, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Reinhard David Flender (b. 1953), "Mein Liebeslied", 1993, first performed 1993 [ mezzo-soprano and orchestra ], from Sternenklang. 15 Lieder für Mezzosopran und Kammerorchester, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Sibylle Friz (b. 1966), "Ein Liebeslied", 2016, first performed 2017 [ 2 voices, cello, bass guitar, synthesizer ], from Komm zu mir in der Nacht... Zwölf Lieder für zwei Stimmen, Violoncello, Elektrobass und Loopstation, no. 12 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Andreas Peer Kähler , "Mein Liebeslied", 1994, from Meer ohne Strand. Drei Lieder, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hermann Keller (1945 - 2018), "Mein Liebeslied", 1967 [ medium voice and piano ], from Drei Gesänge für mittlere Stimme und Klavier, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Dirk Michael Kirsch (b. 1965), "Mein Liebeslied", op. 6 no. 3 (1992-2010) [ soprano, oboe or clarinet, harp ], from Nocturnes für Sopran, Oboe d’amore (Klarinette in A) und Harfe, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Fabien Lévy (b. 1968), "Murmelt mein Blut", 2018, first performed 2018 [ female voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Max (Heinrich Edler von) Oberleithner (1868 - 1935), "Mein Liebeslied" [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Peter-Michael Riehm (1947 - 2007), "Mein Liebeslied", 1974-1976 [ soprano and piano ], from Sieben Lieder »Es ist ein Weinen in der Welt« für Sopran und Klavier, no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Karl-Heinz Schäfer (1899 - 1970), "Mein Liebeslied", op. 7 no. 1 (1925?) [ voice and piano ], from Drei Lieder nach Gedichten von Else Lasker-Schüler, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Alexander Wagendristel (b. 1965), "Wie ein heimlicher Brunnen", op. 74 no. 1 (1998) [ mezzo-soprano and piano ], from Drei Liebeslieder für Mezzosopran und Klavier , no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Sybil Westendorp (1910 - 1999), "Wie ein heimlicher Brunnen", 1980 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Michael P Rosewall) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Ma chanson d'amour", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Karl Bellenberg [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2012-11-09
Line count: 17
Word count: 69
Like a secret spring
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
Like a secret spring My blood murmurs, Always because of you, always because of me. Beneath the tumbling moon Dance my naked, searching dreams, Children wandering at night, Quietly over shadowy hedgerows. Oh, your lips are sunny…. The intoxicating fragrance of your lips…. And like silver-rimmed flower clusters You… you smile. Always that twisting shiver Along my skin Across my shoulders – I listen … Like a secret spring My blood murmurs.
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Translations of title(s):
"Ein Liebeslied" = "A Love Song"
"Mein Liebeslied" = "My Love Song"
"Murmelt mein Blut" = "My Blood Murmurs"
"Wie ein heimlicher Brunnen" = "Like a secret spring"
Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2022 by Michael P Rosewall, (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 Else Lasker-Schüler (1869 - 1945), "Mein Liebeslied", appears in Der siebente Tag, appears in Meine Wunder, first published 1905
This text was added to the website: 2022-11-26
Line count: 17
Word count: 72