Antwort
German source:
Johann Ludwig Uhland
Von deiner lieben Hand gepflückt,
Es lebte kaum zum Abendrot,
Das Heimweh gab ihm frühen Tod;
Nun schwebet gleich sein Geist von hier
Als kleines Lied zurück zu dir.
Answer
English translation ©
Richard Stokes
Picked by your own dear hand,
Hardly lived till dusk,
Homesickness caused its early death;
Its spirit now floats away from here
Back to you as a little song.
Antwort
German source:
Johann Ludwig Uhland
Answer
English source:
Richard Stokes
Das Röschen, das du mir geschickt,
The little rose you sent me,
Von deiner lieben Hand gepflückt,
Picked by your own dear hand,
Es lebte kaum zum Abendrot,
Hardly lived till dusk,
Das Heimweh gab ihm frühen Tod;
Homesickness caused its early death;
Nun schwebet gleich sein Geist von hier
Its spirit now floats away from here
Als kleines Lied zurück zu dir.
Back to you as a little song.
Composer
Camille Saint-Saëns
Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns was a French composer, organist, conductor, and pianist of the Romantic era. A musical prodigy, he gave his first concert at only 10 years old, before studying at the Paris Conservatoire. Information from Wikipedia.…
Poet
Johann Ludwig Uhland
Johann Ludwig Uhland, was a German poet, philologist and literary historian. He was born in Tübingen, Württemberg, and studied jurisprudence at the university there, but also took an interest in medieval literature, especially old German and French…