An Chloen
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: CAT DUT ENG ENG FRE
Bey der Liebe reinsten Flammen,
Glänzt das arme Hütten-Dach:
Liebchen! ewig nun beysammen!
Liebchen! [schlafend]1 oder wach!
Süßes, zärtliches Umfangen,
Wenn der Tag am Himmel graut;
Heimlich klopfendes Verlangen,
Wenn der Abend niederthaut!
Wonne dort auf allen Hügeln,
Wonn' im Thal, und Jubel hier!
Volle Freyheit, zu verriegeln
Unsre kleine Hütten-Thür!
Lobgesang in Finsternissen,
Wo kein Neider sich versteckt,
Wo nicht mehr, indem wir küßen,
Jedes Lüftchen uns erschreckt!
Und wir theilen alle Freuden,
Sonn' und Mond und Sternen-Glanz;
Allen Segen, alles Leiden,
Arbeit und Gebet, und Tanz.
So, bey reiner Liebe Flammen,
Endet sich der schöne Lauf;
Ruhig schweben wir zusammen,
Liebchen! Liebchen! Himmel auf.
Available sung texts: (what is this?)
• F. Schubert View original text (without footnotes)
Confirmed with Auserlesene Lieder Von J. G. Jacobi; Herausgegeben von Johann Georg Schlosser. Basel, bei J. J. Thurneysen, dem Jüngern, 1784, pages 62-63; and with Gedichte von Johann Georg Jacobi. Zweyter Theil. Wien, 1816. Bey Ch. Kaulfuß & C. Armbruster (Meisterwerke deutscher Dichter und Prosaisten. Siebenzehntes Bändchen), pages 18-19.
1 Schubert: "träumend"
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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):
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "A Cloe", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Aan Chloë", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "To Chloe", copyright ©
- ENG English (Malcolm Wren) , "To Chloe", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "À Chloé", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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[Guest Editor] This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 24
Word count: 106
To Chloe
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
Love's purest flames
glow upon the poor cottage roof:
Darling! we are together forever!
Darling! whether dreaming or awake!
Sweet, tender embrace
when day breaks;
secret yearning, palpitating
when the dew of evening descends!
And we share every joy,
sun and moon and starlight;
every bliss, every sorrow,
work and prayer and dance.
Thus, in the pure flame of love
these fine things come to an end;
we float together placidly,
darling, darling! toward heaven.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust
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Word count: 75