Sommernachtstraum | Schlaftrunk'nen Rosen töne dein entzückend Gesang

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by Aleksander Michaux (1839 - 1895), as Miron

Translation © by Ingrid Schmithüsen, Janusz Mordasiewicz

Sennym różom śpiew uroczy

Language: Polish (Polski)

Our translations: GER

  Sennym różom śpiew uroczy 
Znów, słowiku, dzwoń.
A ty, zmruż swe cudne oczy 
  I sny złote goń!...

  Pełne czarów chwile owe, 
Gdym twą pieścił dłoń
I twe usta koralowe...
  Goń sny złote, goń!

  Gdy akacja trzęsła biała 
Perły na twą skroń,
I rozkoszą pierś tak wrzała...
  Goń sny złote, goń!

  Bo nie wróci raj stracony, 
Choć znów wróci woń,
Światło gwiazd i śpiew stęskniony..
  [O!]¹ sny złote goń!

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

• S. Moniuszko • W. Żeleński

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Confirmed with Lira polska. X, ułożył A. Lange, Warszawa, Nakładem księgarni G. Centnerszwera, 1897, page 90.

¹ Żeleński: "Goń sny złote, goń, o"; Moniuszko: "Goń"

Text Authorship:

by Aleksander Michaux (1839 - 1895), as Miron, "Sen nocy letniej" [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 Stanisław Moniuszko (1819 - 1872), "Złote sny" [sung text checked 1 time]
by Władysław Marcjan Mikołaj Żeleński (1837 - 1921), "Sen nocy letniej", op. 23 (2 Pieśni do słów Mirona) no. 1 (1867-70?) [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]

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

Researcher for this page: Ingrid Schmithüsen

This text was added to the website: 2013-05-22
Line count: 16
Word count: 70

Sommernachtstraum

Language: German (Deutsch) after the Polish (Polski)

Schlaftrunk'nen Rosen töne dein entzückend Gesang, 
Nachtigall, oh Nachtigall!
Deine wundervollen Augen blinzeln, 
folge Träumen, goldnen Träumen,

Wo ich, erfüllt von des Zaubers Augenblick, 
koste, koste diese, deine Hand,
Und die korallenroten Lippen, 
folg' goldnen Träumen, folg' ihnen nach,

Wo die Akazie, die Weiße, 
Perlen auf deine Schläfe goß 
und Wonne wallte in der Brust,
Den goldnen Träumen folge, folge nach!

Nicht das verlor'ne Paradies kehrt wieder, 
doch kehret zurück der Duft!
Sternenlicht und sehnsüchtig Lied, 
folg' gold'nen Träumen, folg' ihnen nach!

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This text was added to the website: 2013-05-22
Line count: 16
Word count: 82