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by Assim-Agha Gül-Hanandé
Translation by Bernhardine Schulze-Smidt (1846 - 1920)

Dich nicht sehen sollt' ich
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Turkish (Türkçe) 
Our translations:  ENG
Dich nicht sehen sollt' ich,
Und dich schauen wollt' ich!
Schleier hielt verborgen
Deiner Wangen Morgen; --
Deiner Lippen Nelken,
Dürfen sie verwelken
   Ungeküsst?

Finster ist der Garten,
Doch mir hat im zarten
Kelche blauer Winden,
Die dein Fenster binden
Sich ein Licht entzündet,
Das die Nelke kündet,
   Nie geküsst.

Auf den Finger flog dir's,
Aus dem Dunkel zog mir's
Meine rothen Nelken! --
Ehe sie verwelken,
Lass, bei Lichtchens Glühen,
Ihre Knospen blühen,
   Wach geküsst!

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Confirmed with: Rosenblätter. Lieder und Sprüche des Volkssängers und Improvisators Assim-Agha Gül hanedé, Dem Neutürkischen nachgedichtet von Bernhardine Schulze-Smidt, Leipzig: Verlag von Schmidt & Günther, 1893, pages 24-25.


Text Authorship:

  • by Bernhardine Schulze-Smidt (1846 - 1920), "Leuchtkäfer (Jildiz-kurdu)", appears in Rosenblätter. Lieder und Sprüche des Volkssängers und Improvisators Assim-Agha Gül hanedé, in Stimmen des Gartens (Bagtsche-sedalari) [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Based on:

  • a text in Turkish (Türkçe) by Assim-Agha Gül-Hanandé , "Jildiz-Kurdu" [text unavailable]
    • Go to the text page.

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Joseph (Gabriel) Rheinberger (1839 - 1901), "Leuchtkäfer", op. 182 no. 8, published 1885 [ SATB quartet, SATB chorus, and piano ], from Vom goldenen Horn. Türkisches Liederspiel für Solostimmen, gemischten Chor und Pianoforte, no. 8, Leuckart, Leipzig [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor] , Earl Rosenbaum

This text was added to the website: 2012-06-04
Line count: 21
Word count: 74

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