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Mein Liebchen, ich hab' mir ein [Schlösslein]1 gebaut, Drin wollen wir hausen zu zwei'n. So luftig und lustig ward keins noch geschaut An Tiber und Donau und Rhein. Krystall sind die Wände, das Dach ist Rubin, Von Golde gebaut ist der Saal. Ein Tischelein Deckdich steht mitten darin Und lädt uns zum fröhlichen Mahl. Es springen zwei Bronnen aus Marmelgestein, Die rauschen uns frühe und spat. Es giebt uns der eine Burgunderwein, Der andere sprudelt Muskat. Es stehen die Truhen mit edlem Geschmeid In allen Gemächern umher, Und wolltest du schöpfen in Ewigkeit, Sie würden doch nimmermehr leer. Und rings um das Schlösslein ein grünender Hag Mit Blumen von seltsamer Pracht. Sie duften wie fremdes Gewürze bei Tag Und leuchten wie Sterne bei Nacht. Es weht in den Lüften wie Harfenschall Und lockender Vogelein Ruf. Zwölf muthige Rösslein wiehern im Stall Und scharren mit goldenem Huf. Das ist mein Schlösslein. Ich hab' es gemacht, Wie der Sänger sich macht ein Gedicht. Im Traume hab' ich mir's ausgedacht Und träumend zusammengericht't. Es schimmert und blinkt aus der Höhe herab Sein luftiges Wundergestein, Und wenn ich das Fliegen erfunden noch hab', Mein Liebchen, dann ziehen wir ein.
Confirmed with Spielmannslieder von Rudolf Baumbach, Leipzig, Verlag von A. G. Liebeskind, 1883, pages 80-81.
1 Hofft, Reinecke, Rommel: "Schlösschen"; further changes may exist not shown above.Authorship:
- by Rudolph Baumbach (1840 - 1905), "Luftschloss", appears in Spielmannslieder [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 Carl Bohm (1844 - 1920), "Luftschloss", op. 326 (Lieder für 1 hohe Stimme -- für 1 tiefe Stimme mit Pianoforte) no. 24, published 1888 [ voice and piano ], from Drei Spielmannslieder, no. 1, Berlin, Simrock [sung text not yet checked]
- by Emil Hess , "Luftschloss", op. 7 (Fünf Lieder für 1 mittlere Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 2, published 1893 [ medium voice and piano ], Berlin, Schlesinger [sung text not yet checked]
- by A. Hofft , "Luftschloss", op. 14, published 1887 [ mixed chorus ], Leipzig, Robolsky [sung text not yet checked]
- by Otto Ladendorff , "Luftschloss", op. 6 (Gesänge in Balladenform für eine mittlere Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1886 [ medium voice and piano ], Berlin: Paez [sung text not yet checked]
- by Richard Müller (1830 - 1905), "Luftschloss", op. 82 (Drei Lieder für gemischten Chor) no. 3, published 1893 [ satb chorus ], Leipzig: Robert Forberg [sung text not yet checked]
- by Karl Heinrich Carsten Reinecke (1824 - 1910), "Luftschloss", op. 185, published 1885 [ medium voice and piano ], Leipzig, Forberg [sung text not yet checked]
- by Eduard Rommel , "Luftschloss", op. 20 (Sechs Lieder für 1 mittlere Stimme mit Pianoforte) no. 6, published 1894 [ medium voice and piano ], Frankfurt a/M., Steyl & Thomas [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Castle in the air", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2013-12-09
Line count: 32
Word count: 195
My darling, I have built myself a castle in the air, In it we shall dwell as a couple. Not another so airy and amusing has ever been seen Along the Tiber and the Danube and the Rhine. The walls are of crystal, the roof of rubies, The great hall is built of gold. A table that is magically laden with food stands in the middle of it And invites us to a merry meal. Two marble fountains play, We hear their sound early and late. One of them provides us with Burgundy, From the other bubbles forth Muscat. Chests filled with precious jewelry Are standing about in all the rooms, And if you were to draw forth adornments forever They would still never grow empty. And round about the castle is a green grove With flowers of strange splendour. By day they emit a scent like foreign spices And by night they glow like stars. In the breezes there wafts a sound as of harps And enticing bird-calls. Twelve brave little horses neigh in the stable And paw the ground with golden hooves. That is my castle. I have created it Like the poet creates a poem for himself. I thought it all out in a dream And put it together as I dreamt. Its wondrous airy stones shimmer And sparkle down from the heights, And once I have discovered how to fly, My darling, then we shall move in.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Rudolph Baumbach (1840 - 1905), "Luftschloss", appears in Spielmannslieder
This text was added to the website: 2022-03-31
Line count: 32
Word count: 241