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by Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787 - 1862)
Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Der Traum
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG FRE
Im schönsten Garten wallten
Zwei Buhlen, Hand in Hand,
Zwo bleiche kranke Gestalten,
Sie saßen in's Blumenland.

Sie küßten sich auf die Wangen,
Sie küßten sich auf den Mund,
Sie hielten sich fest umfangen,
Sie wurden jung und gesund.

Zwei Glöcklein klangen helle,
Der Traum entschwand zur Stund';
Sie lag in der Klosterzelle,
Er fern in Turmes Grund.

Confirmed with Uhlands Werke, Erster Teil, Gedichte, herausgegeben von Adalbert Silbermann, Berlin, Leipzig, Wien, Stuttgart: Deutsches Verlagshaus Bong & Co., [no year], page 124.


Text Authorship:

  • by Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787 - 1862), "Der Traum", appears in Balladen und Romanzen [author's text checked 2 times 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 Algernon Bennet Langton Ashton (1859 - 1937), "Der Traum", op. 131 (Sechs Duette) no. 1 [ duet for 2 voices with piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Heinrich Esser (1818 - 1872), "Der Traum", op. 63 (6 Lieder für Sopran, Alt, Tenor & Bass) no. 2, published [1861] [ SATB chorus ], Mainz: Schott [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Peter Gast (1854 - 1918), "Der Traum", op. 8 (Sechs Lieder für Sopran mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 5, published 1900 [ soprano and piano ], Leipzig, Hofmeister  [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Hermann (Gustav) Goetz (1840 - 1876), "Der Traum", 1857-8 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Julius Otto Grimm (1827 - 1903), "Der Traum", op. 18 (Sechs Lieder und Gesänge) no. 6, published 1873 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Rieter-Biedermann [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Julius Janssen , "Der Traum", published 1884 [ voice and piano ], from Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 3, Kassel, Voigt [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Conradin Kreutzer (1780 - 1849), "Der Traum" [sung text not yet checked]
  • by W. J. Otto Lessmann (1844 - 1918), "Der Traum", op. 7 (Drei Romanzen) no. 2, published 1871 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Schlesinger [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Der Traum", op. posth. 146 (Romanzen und Balladen für Chor (Heft 4)) no. 3 (1849), published 1860 [ SATB chorus ], Elberfeld, Arnold [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Emil Sulzbach (1885 - 1932), "Der Traum", op. 15 (Zwei Lieder) no. 2, published 1883 [ baritone or mezzo-soprano and piano ], Frankfurt a/M., Henkel [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Eduard Tauwitz (1812 - 1894), "Der Traum", op. 7 (Gesänge für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1838 [ voice and piano ], Breslau, Leuckart [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Anton Urspruch (1850 - 1907), "Der Traum", op. 27 no. 3, published 1891 [ four-part women's chorus and piano ], from Zwölf Gesänge für vierstimmigen Frauenchor mit (willkürlicher) Pianofortebegleitung, no. 3, Hamburg, Cranz [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Georg Vierling (1820 - 1901), "Der Traum", op. 52 (Drei vierstimmige Gesänge für S., A., T. und B. ) no. 3, published 1876 [ SATB chorus a cappella ], Leipzig, Leuckart [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Alexander Winterberger (1834 - 1914), "Der Traum", op. 10 (20 Gesänge) no. 4, published 1862 [ soprano or tenor and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

  • Also set in Russian (Русский), a translation by Vasily Andreyevich Zhukovsky (1783 - 1852) ; composed by Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Aliabev.
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "El somni", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "De droom", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The dream", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Le rêve", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Dr. Gerrit den Hartogh , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2004-07-04
Line count: 12
Word count: 58

The dream
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch) 
In the most beautiful of gardens there wandered
Two lovers hand in hand,
Two pale, sick figures,
They sat in the flowery landscape.

They kissed each other's cheeks,
They kissed each other's lips,
They held each other tightly,
They became young and healthy.

Two little bells rang out brightly,
The dream vanished immediately;
She lay in the cell of a nunnery,
He far away in a deep dungeon.

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2013 by Sharon Krebs, (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 Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787 - 1862), "Der Traum", appears in Balladen und Romanzen
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This text was added to the website: 2013-05-28
Line count: 12
Word count: 68

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