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by Elisabeth Kulmann (1808 - 1825)
Translation © by Lau Kanen

Mond, meiner Seele Liebling
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG FRE FRE
Mond, meiner Seele Liebling,
Wie [siehst]1 du heut' so blass?
Ist eines deiner Kinder,
O Mond, vielleicht unpass?

Kam dein Gemahl, die Sonne,
Vielleicht dir krank nach Haus?
Und du trittst aus der Wohnung,
Weinst deinen Schmerz hier aus?

Ach! guter Mond, ein gleiches
Geschick befiel auch mich.
Drin liegt mir krank die Mutter,
Hat mich nur jetzt um sich!

So eben schloss ihr Schlummer
Das Aug' ein Weilchen zu;
Da wich, mein Herz zu stärken,
Vom Ort ich ihrer Ruh.

Trost sei mir, Mond, dein Anblick,
Ich leide nicht allein:
Du bist der Welt Mitherrscher,
Und kannst nicht stets dich freun!

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

•   R. Schumann 

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Note: at the top of the Schumann score is the following text: "Die Dichterin, den 17. Juli 1808 in St. Petersburg geboren, verlor frühzeitig ihren Vater und von sieben Briidern sechs, die Letzteren in den Schlachten der Jahre 1812-14. Es blieb ihr nur die Mutter, die sie mit zärtlicher Liebe bis an ihr Ende verehrte. Aus den zahlreichen Gedichten an sie, ist das folgende ausgewählt."
1 Schumann: "schaust"

Text Authorship:

  • by Elisabeth Kulmann (1808 - 1825), "An den Mond", appears in Gemäldesammlung in vierundzwanzig Sälen, in 3. Dritter Saal, no. 9, first published 1819 [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), "Mond, meiner Seele Liebling", op. 104 no. 1 (1851), published 1851 [ voice and piano ], from Sieben Lieder von Elisabeth Kulmann zur Erinnerung an die Dichterin, no. 1, Leipzig, Kistner [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Maan, jij, mijn zielsbeminde", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , no title, copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Lune, amour de mon âme", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Stéphane Goldet) (Pierre de Rosamel) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Ted Perry

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 20
Word count: 103

Maan, jij, mijn zielsbeminde
Language: Dutch (Nederlands)  after the German (Deutsch) 
Maan, jij, mijn zielsbeminde,
Waarom vandaag zo bleek?
Is soms één van je kind'ren,
O maan, heel erg van streek?
 
Kwam jouw gemaal, de zon, soms
Onwel en ziek naar huis?
Kom jij bij ons uithuilen,
Uittredend uit je kluis?
 
Ach, goede maan, eenzelfde
Geval, dat trof ook mij.
Dáár ligt mijn zieke moeder,
Geen mens dan mij heeft zij!
 
De sluimer sloot haar ogen
Voor even toe daarnet;
Toen, om mijn hart te sterken,
Week ik pas van haar bed.
 
Troost zij mij, maan, jouw aanblik,
Ik lijd dus niet alleen:
Jij, één der aardbeheersers,
Zit soms er ook doorheen!

NB. Boven Schumanns partituur staat de volgende tekst: "De dichteres, op 17 juli 1808 in St. Petersburg geboren, verloor vroegtijdig haar vader en zes van haar broers, de laatsten in de veldslagen van de jaren 1812-1814. Haar bleef alleen haar moeder, die zij met tedere liefde tot aan haar dood vereerde. Uit de talrijke gedichten aan haar gewijd is het volgende gekozen."


Text Authorship:

  • Singable translation from German (Deutsch) to Dutch (Nederlands) copyright © 2013 by Lau Kanen, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., please ask the copyright-holder(s) directly.

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Based on:

  • a text in German (Deutsch) by Elisabeth Kulmann (1808 - 1825), "An den Mond", appears in Gemäldesammlung in vierundzwanzig Sälen, in 3. Dritter Saal, no. 9, first published 1819
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This text was added to the website: 2013-09-03
Line count: 20
Word count: 101

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