Ständchen
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): ENG
Rosen und duftende Veilchen
Bring ich fein Liebchen dir!
O nur ein kleines Weilchen,
Neige dich her zu mir.
Lass meiner [Cither]1 Töne
Klagen dir all meinen Schmerz.
Nimm sie, du Holde, du Schöne[,]
Nimm sie liebreich an das Herz.
Sieh wie der Mond am Himmel
Leuchtet in stiller Pracht,
Stumm ist der Menschen Getümmel,
Lautlos und duftig die Nacht.
Könnt' ich dem tiefen Schweigen,
Das uns traulich umgiebt,
Könnt' ich mein Herze dir zeigen,
Wüßtest du, wie es dich liebt.
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Confirmed with
Lieder und Gesänge von E. Von. Wildenbruch, Berlin: Verlagsbuchhandlung von Georg Stilke, 1877, page 11.
1 Bronsart has a more modern spelling "Zither"
Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Ingeborg (Starck) Bronsart von Schellendorf (1840 - 1913), "Ständchen", op. 16 (Fünf Gedichte) no. 2, published 1882 [ voice and piano ], Breslau, Hainauer [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Eduard Lassen (1830 - 1904), "Ständchen", op. 79 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 6, published 1884 [ voice and piano ], Breslau, Hainauer [sung text not yet checked]
- by Reinhold Stöckhardt (1831 - 1901), "Ständchen", op. 6 (Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1884 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Peters [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Serenade", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Serenade
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch)
Roses and fragrant violets
I bring, my darling, to you!
Oh, only for a little while,
Incline yourself toward me.
Let the sounds of my zither
Lamentingly tell you of all my suffering.
Take them, you lovely one, you beautiful one,
Take them lovingly to your heart.
See how the moon in the heavens
Shines in quiet splendour,
The bustle of humanity is mute,
Silent and scented the night.
Could I, in the deep stillness
That surrounds us intimately,
Could I reveal my heart to you,
Then you would know how dearly it loves you.
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This text was added to the website: 2013-10-25
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