Lied „In meinem Garten die Nelken“
German source:
Emanuel Geibel
Mit ihrem Purpurstern,
Müssen nun alle verwelken,
Denn du bist fern.
Auf meinem Herde die Flammen,
Die ich bewacht so gern,
Sanken zu Asche zusammen,
Denn du bist fern.
Die Welt ist mir verdorben,
Mich grüsst nicht Blume, nicht Stern,
Mein Herz ist lange gestorben,
Denn du bist fern! so fern!
Song
English translation ©
Richard Stokes
With their purple star
Must now all wither,
For you are far away.
The flames in my hearth
That I have tended so willingly,
Have sunk to ashes,
For you are far away.
The world for me is ruined,
Neither flower nor star greets me;
My heart has long since died,
For you are far away.
Translations by Richard Stokes, author of The Book of Lieder (Faber, 2005)
Lied „In meinem Garten die Nelken“
German source:
Emanuel Geibel
Song
English source:
Richard Stokes
In meinem Garten die Nelken,
The carnations in my garden
Mit ihrem Purpurstern,
With their purple star
Müssen nun alle verwelken,
Must now all wither,
Denn du bist fern.
For you are far away.
Auf meinem Herde die Flammen,
The flames in my hearth
Die ich bewacht so gern,
That I have tended so willingly,
Sanken zu Asche zusammen,
Have sunk to ashes,
Denn du bist fern.
For you are far away.
Die Welt ist mir verdorben,
The world for me is ruined,
Mich grüsst nicht Blume, nicht Stern,
Neither flower nor star greets me;
Mein Herz ist lange gestorben,
My heart has long since died,
Denn du bist fern! so fern!
For you are far away.
Composer
Robert Schumann
Robert Schumann was a German composer and influential music critic. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest composers of the Romantic era. Schumann left the study of law, intending to pursue a career as a virtuoso pianist. He had been assured…
Poet
Emanuel Geibel
Emanuel von Geibel , German poet and playwright. He was born at Lübeck, the son of a pastor. He was originally intended for his father's profession and studied at Bonn and Berlin, but his real interests lay not in theology but in classical and…