Robin Adair | Leise und wehmuthsvoll

Translation by John Henry Mackay (1864 - 1933)

Robin Adair

Language: German (Deutsch) after the English

Leise und wehmuthsvoll,
  Aber so liebeleer,
Oft dein Gesang erscholl:
  "Robin Adair".
Leise und wehmuthsschwer
  Von deinen Lippen her
Klang es hin über's Meer:
  "Robin Adair".

Aber dein Blick mich mied,
  Schauend aufs Meer,
Wenn du es sangst, dein Lied:
  "Robin Adair".
Sahst du denn nicht, wie bang
Vor dir die Seele rang,
Wenn deine Lippe sang:
"Robin Adair".

Nun bin ich ferne dir . . .
  Rings ists leer. . .
Nimmer mehr singst du mir:
  "Robin Adair".
Heimweh umspinnt mich schwer.
Da -- über's dunkle Meer
Tönt es -- doch liebeleer:
  "Robin Adair" . . .

Text Authorship:

by John Henry Mackay (1864 - 1933), "Robin Adair", appears in Fortgang [an adaptation] [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Based on:

a text in English by Caroline Keppel, Lady (c1734 - 1769), "Robin Adair"
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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), "Robin Adair", op. 19 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 2, published 1899 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Simrock [sung text not yet checked]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation from Volkslieder (Folksongs) [an adaptation] ; composed by Friedrich Silcher, Max Zenger.
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Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Julius Kniese, Friedrich von Wickede.
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Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Carl Ernst Kohlhauer (b. 1815) , "Robin Adair" [an adaptation] ; composed by Ferdinand von Hiller.
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Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Ernst Viktor Schellenberg (1827 - 1896) ; composed by Vinzenz Lachner.
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This text was added to the website: 2011-07-11
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Word count: 96