All Souls' Day (Gilm zu Rosenegg, set by Franz von Blon, Felix Draeseke, Alexander von Fielitz, Adalbert von Goldschmidt, James Kallembach, Julius Kniese, Eduard Lassen, J. Pembauer, Joseph Pembaur, Willem Pijper, Josef Schen, Hilda Sehested, Eduard Seuffert, Josef Stransky, Alfred Strasser, Franz Strauch, Richard Georg Strauss, Béla Szabados, Ludwig Wilhelm Andreas Maria Thuille, Theodor Winkelmann) (The LiederNet Archive: Texts and Translations to Lieder, mélodies, canzoni, and other classical vocal music)

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by Hermann von Gilm zu Rosenegg (1812 - 1864)

Translation © by Walter A. Aue

Stell auf den Tisch die duftenden...

Language: German (Deutsch)

Available translation(s): DUT DUT ENG ENG ENG ENG FRE ITA POR SPA SPA

Stell auf den Tisch die duftenden Reseden,
  Die letzten roten Astern trag herbei,
Und laß uns wieder von der Liebe reden,
    Wie einst im Mai.

Gib mir die Hand, daß ich sie heimlich drücke
  Und wenn man's sieht, mir ist es einerlei,
Gib mir nur einen deiner süßen Blicke,
    Wie einst im Mai.

Es blüht und [funkelt]¹ heut auf jedem Grabe,
  Ein Tag im [Jahre ist den]² Toten frei,
Komm an mein Herz, daß ich dich wieder habe,
    Wie einst im Mai.

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¹ Strauss: "duftet"
² Strauss, Thuille: "Jahr ist ja den"

Authorship

by Hermann von Gilm zu Rosenegg (1812 - 1864), "Allerseelen", appears in Letzte Blätter [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 Franz von Blon (1861 - 1945), "Allerseelen", published 1895 [ high voice and piano ], from [Elf] Lieder und Gesänge für 1 hohe Stimme mit Pianoforte, no. 7, Berlin, Tschentscher [sung text not yet checked]
by Felix (August Bernhard) Draeseke (1835 - 1913), "Allerseelen", op. 61 (Fünf Gesänge) no. 5 [sung text checked 1 time]
by Alexander von Fielitz (1860 - 1930), "Allerseelen", op. 29 (Vier Lieder für höhere Stimme und Klavier) no. 2, published 1894 [ high voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
by Adalbert von Goldschmidt (1848 - 1906), "Allerseelen ", published 1891 [ voice and piano ], from 6 Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 3, Berlin, Bote & Bock [sung text not yet checked]
by James Kallembach , "Allerseelen" [sung text not yet checked]
by Julius Kniese (1848 - 1905), "Allerseelen", op. 4 (Vier Lieder für 1 mittlere Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 1, published 1878 [ medium voice and piano ], Mainz, Schott [sung text not yet checked]
by Eduard Lassen (1830 - 1904), "Allerseelen", op. 85 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung ) no. 3, published 1886 [ voice and piano ], Breslau, Hainauer, also set in French (Français) [sung text checked 1 time]
by J. Pembauer , "Allerseelen", op. 33 no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
by Joseph Pembaur (1848 - 1923), "Allerseelen", op. 33 (Drei Lieder für 1 tiefere Stimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1886 [ low voice and piano ], Berlin, Bote & Bock [sung text not yet checked]
by Willem Pijper (1894 - 1947), "Allerseelen", 1914 [sung text not yet checked]
by Josef Schen , "Allerseelen", op. 35 (Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1895 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Robitschek [sung text not yet checked]
by Hilda Sehested (1858 - 1936), "Allerseelen", op. 2 (Acht Gedichte für Mezzo-Sopran mit Pianoforte) no. 6, published 1894 [ mezzo-soprano and piano ], Leipzig, W. Hansen [sung text not yet checked]
by Eduard Seuffert (1850 - ?), "Allerseelen", op. 25 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1895 [ voice and piano ], Wien, Gutmann [sung text not yet checked]
by Josef Stransky (1872 - 1936), "Allerseelen" [sung text not yet checked]
by Alfred Strasser , "Allerseelen", op. 50 (Zwei Lieder für 1 mittlere Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1895 [ medium voice and piano ], Wien, Rosé [sung text not yet checked]
by Franz Strauch , "Wie einst im Mai", op. 21 (Fünf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 5, published 1900 [ voice and piano ], Braunschweig, Bauer [sung text not yet checked]
by Richard Georg Strauss (1864 - 1949), "Allerseelen", op. 10 (Acht Gedichte aus "Letzte Blätter" von Hermann von Gilm) no. 8 (1882-3) [sung text checked 1 time]
by Béla Szabados (1867 - 1936), "Allerseelen ", op. 5 (Fünf Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 4, published 1890 [ voice and piano ], Offenbach, André [sung text not yet checked]
by Ludwig Wilhelm Andreas Maria Thuille (1861 - 1907), "Allerseelen", op. 4 (Fünf Lieder für 1 hohe Singstimme mit Pianofortebleitung) no. 4, published 1887 [ high voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text checked 1 time]
by Theodor Winkelmann , "Allerseelen", op. 11, published 1890 [ soprano or tenor and piano ], Berlin, Schlesinger [sung text not yet checked]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

Also set in English, a translation by John Bernhoff (flourished 1906-1908) ; composed by Richard Georg Strauss.
Also set in French (Français), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Eduard Lassen.

Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Jelle Leistra) , "Alle zielen", copyright © 2004, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Allerzielen", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , no title, copyright ©
ENG English [singable] (Peter Low) , copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English [singable] (Walter A. Aue) , "All Souls' Day", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English [singable] (David Paley) , "All Souls' Day", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Giorno dei morti", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
POR Portuguese (Português) (Alexandre Trovon) , "O Dia de Todos os Santos", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
SPA Spanish (Español) (Abel Alamillo Fernández) , "El día de todos los santos", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
SPA Spanish (Español) (Elisa Rapado) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Text added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Last modified: 2014-06-16 10:01:29
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Word count: 82

All Souls' Day

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Bring in the mignonettes' fragrant spires,
the last red asters on the table lay,
and let again us speak of love's desires,
like once in May.

Give me your hand in furtive, sweet advances -
if people see it, mind not what they say:
Give me just one of your delighting glances,
like once in May.

Today the graves are full of lights and flowers,
one day a year the dead shall hold their sway:
Spend on my heart again those lovely hours,
like once in May.

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Hermann von Gilm zu Rosenegg (1812 - 1864), "Allerseelen", appears in Letzte Blätter

Text added to the website: 2010-03-26 00:00:00
Last modified: 2014-06-16 10:03:37
Line count: 12
Word count: 87