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Duften nicht die Laubengänge? Hör' ich nicht [die Wipfel säuseln]1, [Linde]2 Maienwinde kräuseln [Den umbüschten stillen Rhein]3; Daß mich nicht der Mittag senge, Winken mir [verstohl'ne]4 Schatten, [Rosenhage]5, Veilchenmatten, Aber ach, ich bin allein! Unterm blattgewebten Teppich Hör' ich Nachtigallen schlagen, Und die [leichtern]6 Echo tragen Ihre Töne durch den Hain; [Längs]7 der Eiche dehnt sich [Eppich]8, [Wassernymphen]9 lockt die Quelle, Wo mit Welle lispelt Welle, Aber ach, ich bin allein.
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View original text (without footnotes)Note: originally published without opus number; designated in 1867 as opus 4 ; München und Bern: Joseph Aibl ; republished in Franz Hauser's Gesanglehre, Leipzig & Brüssel: Breitkopf & Härtel, [1866], pages 148-149 and in 40 Lieder, Leipzig & Brüssel: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1882.
Confirmed with Gesammelte Werke des Grafen August von Platen, Stuttgart und Tübingen: J.G. Cotta'scher Verlag, 1839, page 4."
1 Lang: "der Wipfel Säuseln"2 Lang: "Leise"
3 In Lang's original publication: "Den umbebüschten [sic] stillen Rain" ; in the 1866 and 1882 editions: "Im bebüschten stillen Rain"
4 Lang: "verstohlen"
5 Lang (1866 edition): "Rosenhayn und"; (1882 edition) "Rosenhain und"
6 Lang (1866 and 1882 editions): "leichten"
7 Error in Lang's first edition: "Langs"
8 Error in Lang's 1882 edition: "Teppich"
9 Lang: "Wasser-Nymphe"
Authorship:
- by August von Platen-Hallermünde (1796 - 1835), "1815", appears in Lieder und Romanzen [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 Josephine Lang (1815 - 1880), "Sehnsucht", op. 4 (Vier deutsche Lieder) no. 4, published <<1838 [ voice and piano ], note: originally published without opus; designated in 1867 as opus 4 ; München und Bern: Joseph Aibl ; republished in Franz Hauser's Gesanglehre, Leipzig & Brüssel: Breitkopf & Härtel, [1866], pages 148-149  [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Longing", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , 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.
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Word count: 71
La charmille ne sent-elle pas, N'entends-je point le murmure des cimes, Onduler légèrement les brises de mai Sur les calmes buissons du versant ? Pour échapper à la brûlure de midi Je suis attiré par des ombrages dérobés Des bosquets de roses et des tapis de violettes, Mais hélas, je suis seul ! Sous une tenture tissée de feuilles J'entends chanter les rossignols, Et l'écho léger porte Leur notes à travers le bois. Un tapis s'étire le long des chênes, Les nymphes des eaux sont attirées par la source Où les vagues avec les vagues chuchotent, Mais hélas, je suis seul !
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Note: this is a translation of Lang's setting's version of the text.Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2011 by Pierre Mathé, (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 August von Platen-Hallermünde (1796 - 1835), "1815", appears in Lieder und Romanzen
This text was added to the website: 2011-11-30
Line count: 16
Word count: 102