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by John Henry Mackay (1864 - 1933)
Translation © by Giedrius Prunskus
Heimliche Aufforderung
Language: German (Deutsch)
Auf, hebe die funkelnde Schale empor zum Mund, Und trinke beim Freudenmahle dein Herz gesund. Und wenn du sie hebst, so winke mir heimlich zu, Dann lächle ich und dann trinke ich still wie du... Und still gleich mir betrachte um uns das Heer Der trunknen [Schwätzer]1 -- verachte sie nicht zu sehr. Nein, hebe die blinkende Schale, gefüllt mit Wein, Und laß beim lärmenden Mahle sie glücklich sein. Doch hast du das Mahl genossen, den Durst gestillt, Dann verlasse der lauten Genossen festfreudiges Bild, Und wandle hinaus in den Garten zum Rosenstrauch, Dort will ich dich dann erwarten nach altem Brauch, Und will an die Brust dir sinken, eh du's [erhofft]2, Und deine Küsse trinken, wie ehmals oft, Und flechten in deine Haare der Rose Pracht. O [komme]3, du wunderbare, ersehnte Nacht!
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1 Strauss: "Zecher"
2 Strauss: "gehofft"
3 Strauss: "komm'"
Researcher for this text: Lawrence Snyder
1 Strauss: "Zecher"
2 Strauss: "gehofft"
3 Strauss: "komm'"
Authorship:
- by John Henry Mackay (1864 - 1933) [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 Eugen (Francis Charles) d'Albert (1864 - 1932), "Heimliche Aufforderung", op. 21 (Fünf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 1, published 1899 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Richard Georg Strauss (1864 - 1949), "Heimliche Aufforderung", op. 27 (Vier Lieder) no. 3 (1894) [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Exhortació secreta", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Heimelijke uitnodiging", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Lawrence Snyder) (Rebecca Plack) , "Secret invitation", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English [singable] (John Bernhoff)
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Invitation secrète", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Invito segreto", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- LIT Lithuanian (Lietuvių kalba) (Giedrius Prunskus) , "Slaptas kvietimas", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Elisa Rapado) , "Invitación secreta", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Lawrence Snyder
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 132
Slaptas kvietimas
Language: Lithuanian (Lietuvių kalba) after the German (Deutsch)
Tai kelki liepsnojančią taurę, prie lūpų glausk, Išgerki puotoj džiaugsmingoj, širdies neklausk. Pakelsi tu ją, pamoki tu man slaptai, Aš šyptelsiu ir gersiu kaip tu, ramiai... Ramiai stebės mane ir tave minia Svaigių gėrovų – į juos dėmesio nekreipk. Ne, pripildytą vyno tu spindinčią taurę kelk, Ir leisk puotoje triukšmingoj jiems laimę stvert. Kai valgio ragaut pabos tau, nekamuos troškulys, Palik šurmuliuojančią minią, jos džiaugsmą palik, Keliauk gilumon seno sodo, rožės krūmą aptik, Ten lauksiu tavęs, kaip senovėj - buvo toks paprotys. Norėčiau priglust prie krūtinės, tikiuos, ir tu... Ir bučinius gerti tavuosius, dažnus, dažnus, Ir tavo plaukuos regėsis žiedų žavesys. Ateis, tikiu, lauktoji, nuostabi naktis!
Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Lithuanian (Lietuvių kalba) copyright © 2023 by Giedrius Prunskus, (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 John Henry Mackay (1864 - 1933)
This text was added to the website: 2023-01-26
Line count: 16
Word count: 106