Memory | No tree does bloom just like the linden!

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by Otfried Krzyzanowski (1886 - 1918)

Translation © by John H. Campbell

Erinnerung

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Es will kein Baum so wie die Linde blühen! 
und Ist es die Zeit und ist der Duft.
O Traum ! Es war ein Morgenwind, 
sollt' ich dich küssen:
Ich hätte weinen müssen im Morgenwind !

Text Authorship:

by Otfried Krzyzanowski (1886 - 1918) [author's text not yet checked 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 Ernst Křenek (1900 - 1991), "Erinnerung", op. 19 ([Fünf] Lieder für hohe Stimme und Klavier) no. 1 (1923) [ high voice and piano ], Universal Edition [sung text checked 1 time]

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ENG English (John H. Campbell) , "Memory", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: John H. Campbell

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 35

Memory

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

 No tree does bloom just like the linden!
 and at this time and with this fragrance.
 O imagine!  If I were a morning-breeze,
 I would kiss you:  
 I would'st but weep in the morning-breeze!

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Otfried Krzyzanowski (1886 - 1918)
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 5
Word count: 34