by (Karl) Theodor Körner (1791 - 1813)
Translation Singable translation by Gwendolen Gore
Ständchen
Language: German (Deutsch)
Schläfst du, oder wachst du, Herzlieb, Herzlieb, Herzlieb? Es schleicht zu deinem Fenster Ein Dieb, ein Dieb, ein Dieb. Er möchte Küsse stehlen, O gib, o gib, o gib, Es hat fühwahr dich Keiner, So lieb, so lieb, so lieb. Halt fest mit weichen Armen, Herzlieb, Herzlieb, Herzlieb, Halt gefangen und umfangen Den Dieb, den Dieb, den Dieb!
Authorship:
- by (Karl) Theodor Körner (1791 - 1813) [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 Jacques (Jacob) Blumenthal (1829 - 1908), "Ständchen" [voice and piano] [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English [singable] (Gwendolen Gore) , title 1: "Serenade"
Researcher for this page: Harry Joelson
This text was added to the website: 2009-07-23
Line count: 12
Word count: 58
Serenade
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch)
Tell me if thou sleepest, My love, my love, heart's-gold? A thief stands 'neath thy window, So bold, so bold, so bold. He fain would steal a kiss, love, Oh give, oh give, oh give, And ever by thy smile, love, He'll live, he'll live, he'll live. Thy soft white arms around him, Enfold, oh love, enfold, And that thief, love, keep forever, So bold, so bold, so bold!
From the Blumenthal score.
Researcher for this page: Harry Joelson
Authorship:
- Singable translation by Gwendolen Gore , "Serenade" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by (Karl) Theodor Körner (1791 - 1813)
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- [ None yet in the database ]
Researcher for this page: Harry Joelson
This text was added to the website: 2009-07-23
Line count: 12
Word count: 69