Als über den Flieder das Mondlicht rann
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): CAT ENG FRE
Als über den Flieder das Mondlicht rann,
Da steckt' er mir heimlich ein Ringlein an,
Und küßte den Ring und die Hand dazu
Und lauschte selig dem ersten "Du".
Das Mondenlicht sah in den Ring hinein,
Das gab einen fröhlichen, hellen Schein,
Der Fliederbaum neigte die Blüten stumm,
Die Gräser raunten: "Das Glück geht um!"
About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with Anna Ritter, Befreiung. Neue Gedichte, Fünfte Auflage, Stuttgart: J.G. Cotta'sche Buchhandlung Nachfolger, 1900, page 6.
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 Hans Fleischer (1896 - 1981), "Brautring", op. 3 (6 Lieder für Mezzosopran und Klavier) no. 3 (1920) [ mezzo-soprano and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gustav Götze , "Der Brautring", op. 10 (Zwei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 1, published 1900 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Ries & Erler [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Huch , "Der Brautring", published 1900 [ soprano and piano ], from Drei Lieder für Sopran mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 2, Braunschweig, Bauer [sung text not yet checked]
- by Mathieu Neumann (1867 - 1928), "Brautring", op. 55 no. 2, published 1904, from Aus seliger Zeit, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Max Reger (1873 - 1916), "Brautring", 1900, published 1900 [ voice and piano ], from Liebeslieder, no. 1, first published in Beilage zur Neuen Musik-Zeitung, No. 21, Stuttgart, Grüninger [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Eugen von Volborth (1854 - 1928), "Der Brautring", published 1900 [ voice and piano ], from Fünf Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 2, Berlin, Ries & Erler [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Alliance", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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[Guest Editor] This text was added to the website: 2007-07-04
Line count: 8
Word count: 55
As the moonlight flowed over the lilacs
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
As the moonlight flowed over the lilacs,
He secretly placed a ring on my finger,
And kissed the ring and the hand as well
And listened blissfully to the first [familiar] "you."
The moonlight looked into the ring,
That created a joyful, bright radiance,
The lilac bush silently inclined its blossoms,
The grasses breathed: "Happiness is wandering about!"
About the headline (FAQ)
Translations of title(s):
"Brautring" = "Engagement ring"
"Der Brautring" = "The engagement ring"
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2023 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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This text was added to the website: 2023-11-14
Line count: 8
Word count: 58