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Großvater und Großmutter, Die saßen im Gartenhag, Es lächelte still ihr Antlitz, [Wie sonn'ger]1 Wintertag. Die Arme verschlungen, ruhten Ich und der Geliebte dabei, Uns blühten und klangen die Herzen Wie Blumenhaine im Mai. Ein Bächlein rauschte vorüber Mit plätscherndem Wanderlied; Stumm zog das Gewölk am Himmel, Bis unseren Blicken es schied. Es [raschelte]2 von den Bäumen Das Laub, verwelkt und zerstreut, Und schweigend an uns vorüber Zog leisen Schrittes die Zeit. Stumm blickte auf's junge Pärchen Das alte stille Paar; Des Lebens Doppelspiegel Stand vor uns licht und wahr: Sie sahn uns an und dachten Der schönen Vergangenheit; Wir sahn sie an und dachten Von ferner, [künftger]3 Zeit.
1 Schumann: "Wie'n sonniger"
2 Schumann: "rasselte"
3 Schumann: "künftiger"
Text Authorship:
- by Anton Alexander, Graf von Auersperg (1806 - 1876), as Anastasius Grün, "Familiengemälde" [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 Wilhelm Kienzl (1857 - 1941), "Familiengemälde", op. 37 (Zwei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 1, published 1888 [ voice and piano ], Halle, Richter & Hopf. [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Familien-Gemälde", op. 34 (Vier Duette) no. 4 (1840), published 1841 [ duet for soprano and tenor with piano ], Leipzig, Klemm [sung text checked 1 time]
- by (Peter) Nicolai von Wilm (1834 - 1911), "Familiengemälde", op. 136 (Drei Duette für Sopran und Tenor mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 1, published 1894 [ vocal duet for soprano and tenor with piano ], Magdeburg, Heinrichshofen Verlag [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Retrat de família", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Familieportret", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (David K. Smythe) , "Portrait of a family", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Portrait de famille", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- POR Portuguese (Português) (Margarida Moreno) , "Retrato de Família", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 24
Word count: 112
Avô e avó, Sentados junto à sebe do jardim; Seus rostos sorriam tranquilamente, Como um dia de sol no Inverno. De braços enlaçados, Eu e o amado descansávamos, E os nossos corações floresciam e soavam como flores em Maio. Um regato passou murmurando, Sussurrando uma canção de viandante As nuvens subiram mudas no céu, Até se despedirem dos nossos olhares. As folhas murchas e dispersas Sacudiam-se das árvores E o tempo passou por nós silencioso Em leves passos. O jovem casal olhou em silêncio Para o casal idoso. O espelho duplo da vida Perante nós, claro e verdadeiro. Eles olharam-nos e pensaram Nos belos tempos passados. Nós olhámo-los e pensámos Sobre os tempos longínquos futuros.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Portuguese (Português) copyright © 2011 by Margarida Moreno, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you must ask the copyright-holder(s) directly for permission. If you receive no response, you must consider it a refusal.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Anton Alexander, Graf von Auersperg (1806 - 1876), as Anastasius Grün, "Familiengemälde"
This text was added to the website: 2011-07-16
Line count: 24
Word count: 115