Blicke zum Himmel, mein Kind! dort wohnt...
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): ENG
Mutter.
Blicke zum Himmel, mein Kind! dort wohnt dir ein seliger Bruder;
Weil er mich [nimmer]1 betrübt, führten die Engel ihn hin.
Kind.
Daß kein Engel mich je von der liebenden Brust dir entführe,
Mutter, so sage du mir, wie ich betrüben dich kann!
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Confirmed with: Uhlands Werke in drei Teilen, Erster Teil. Gedichte, herausgegeben von Adalbert Silbermann, Berlin, Leipzig, Wien, Stuttgart: Deutsches Verlagshaus Bong & Co., [no year given], page 85.
1 Incorrectly given as "immer" in at least one other edition.
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Gaze up toward heaven, my child! there...
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch)
Mother.
Gaze up toward heaven, my child! there dwells a blessed brother of yours;
Because he [never]1 saddened me, the angels carried him off.
Child.
So that no angel may every take me away from your loving bosom,
Mother, so tell me how I can sadden you!
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Translations of title(s):
"Mutter und Kind" = "Mother and child"
"Blicke zum Himmel" = "Gaze up toward heaven"
1 Incorrectly given as "always" in at least one other Uhland edition.
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