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Er: Seh' ich in das stille Tal, Wo im Sonnenscheine Blumen prangen ohne Zahl, Blick' ich nur auf eine. Ach! es blickt ihr Auge blau Jetzt auch auf die Auen; Im Vergißmeinnicht voll Tau Kann ich es erschauen. Sie: Tret' ich an mein Fensterlein, Wann die Sterne scheinen, Mögen alle schöner sein, Blick' ich nur auf einen; Dort gen Abend blickt er mild Wohl nach Himmelshöhen, Denn dort ist ein liebes Bild In dem Stern zu sehen.
R. Schumann sets stanzas 1, 3, 2, 4 (note ordering)
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- by Justinus (Andreas Christian) Kerner (1786 - 1862), "Er und sie" [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 Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Er und Sie", op. 78 (Vier Duette für Sopran und Tenor mit Begleitung des Pianoforte) no. 2 (1849), published 1850, stanzas 1,3,2,4 (note ordering) [duet for soprano and tenor with piano], Cassel, Luckhardt [ sung text verified 1 time]
- by (Philipp) Friedrich Silcher (1789 - 1860), "Er und Sie", from Sechs Lieder von Justinus Kerner, no. 6. [ sung text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Hij en zij", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (David K. Smythe) , "He and she", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Lui et elle", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
Text added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Last modified: 2014-08-24 09:14:22
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Word count: 77
He: I look into the still valley, where in the sunshine flowers without equal are resplendent, I look only at one. Ah! her blue eyes are looking now also at the meadow, in forget-me-not full of dew I can see them. She: I come to my little window, when the stars shine, well may they all be more beautiful, I look only at one. There as evening falls he looks gently happily towards heaven, for there is his dear image in the star to be seen.
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Justinus (Andreas Christian) Kerner (1786 - 1862), "Er und sie"
Text added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Last modified: 2014-08-24 09:14:37
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Word count: 86