Sounds of violins | My light is weary and weary my gaze

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by Karl Stieler (1842 - 1885)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Geigenklänge

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Müd' ist mein Licht und müd' mein Blick,
Mein Stüblein füllt beklomm'nes Schweigen;
Fernhin klingt spielende Musik:
Der Sang der Welt, der Klang der Geigen!

Und klingend zieht mir's durch das Herz:
Das Glück! -- wie ich dich einst gefunden
Und wie ich dich verlor -- der Schmerz! -
Wie glühen diese stillen Stunden!

Es flimmert feucht um meinen Blick,
Erinn'rung zieht den leisen Reigen;
Fernhin klingt spielende Musik:
Der Sang der Welt, der Klang der Geigen!

Text Authorship:

by Karl Stieler (1842 - 1885), "Geigenklänge", appears in Wanderzeit. Ein Liederbuch, in 8. Erinnerungen, first published 1882 [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 Ernst Baeker (1866 - 1944), "Geigenklänge", op. 4 (Fünf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1894 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Glas [sung text not yet checked]
by Ludwig Rochlitzer (1880 - 1945), "Geigenklänge", op. 22 (1898) [sung text not yet checked]

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Sounds of violins", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2008-10-25
Line count: 12
Word count: 74

Sounds of violins

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

My light is weary and weary my gaze,
My chamber is filled with oppressive silence;
Far in the distance music is playing:
The song of the world, the sound of violins!

And ringing through my heart passes
Happiness! -- how I once found you
And how I lost you -- the pain! -
How these quiet hours glow!

There is a dewy flickering about my gaze.
Memory treads its soft roundelay;
Far in the distance music is playing:
The song of the world, the sound of violins!

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2010 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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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Karl Stieler (1842 - 1885), "Geigenklänge", appears in Wanderzeit. Ein Liederbuch, in 8. Erinnerungen, first published 1882
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This text was added to the website: 2010-05-31
Line count: 12
Word count: 84