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Complete Lieder of Clara Schumann: A Lyric Translation

David Kenneth Smith

Contents of Volume I


Lieder Discography | Lieder Scores | Work List | Vol I Translation | Vol II Translation
Contents of Vol I | Contents of Vol II | Op. 12 | Op. 13 | Op. 23 | WoO=No Opus # | Notes
Er ist gekommen in Sturm und Regen He came in storm and rain
Friedrich Rückert (1788-1866)  Op. 12 No. 2
Liebst du um Schönheit If you love for beauty
Friedrich Rückert (1788-1866)  Op. 12 No. 4
Warum willst du and're fragen Why will you question others
Friedrich Rückert (1788-1866) Op. 12 No. 11

Lieder Discography | Lieder Scores | Work List | Vol I Translation | Vol II Translation
Contents of Vol I | Contents of Vol II | Op. 12 | Op. 13 | Op. 23 | WoO=No Opus # | Notes
Ich stand in dunklen Träumen I stood in darkened daydreams
Heinrich Heine (1797-1856)  Op. 13 No. 1
Sie liebten sich beide They once loved each other
Heinrich Heine (1797-1856)  Op. 13 No. 2
Liebeszauber Love's magic
Emanuel Geibel (1815-1884)  Op. 13 No. 3
Der Mond kommt still gegangen The moon so peaceful rises
Emanuel Geibel (1815-1884)  Op. 13 No. 4
Ich hab' in deinem Auge I once into your eyes looked
Friedrich Rückert (1788-1866)  Op. 13 No. 5
Die stille Lotosblume The quiet lotus blossom
Emanuel Geibel (1815-1884)  Op. 13 No. 6

Lieder Discography | Lieder Scores | Work List | Vol I Translation | Vol II Translation
Contents of Vol I | Contents of Vol II | Op. 12 | Op. 13 | Op. 23 | WoO=No Opus # | Notes
Was weinst du, Blümlein Why weep, dear blossom
Hermann Rollett (1819-1904)  Op. 23 No. 1
An einem lichten Morgen On morning bright and shining
Hermann Rollett (1819-1904)  Op. 23 No. 2
Geheimes Flüstern hier und dort Soft, secret whispers here and there
Hermann Rollett (1819-1904)  Op. 23 No. 3
Auf einem grünen Hügel Upon a green, green hillock
Hermann Rollett (1819-1904)  Op. 23 No. 4
Das ist ein Tag, der klingen mag This is a day for singing songs
Hermann Rollett (1819-1904)  Op. 23 No. 5
O Lust, o Lust O joy, o joy
Hermann Rollett (1819-1904)  Op. 23 No. 6

Lieder Discography | Lieder Scores | Work List | Vol I Translation | Vol II Translation
Contents of Vol I | Contents of Vol II | Op. 12 | Op. 13 | Op. 23 | WoO=No Opus # | Notes

Contents of Volume II

Walzer Waltz
Johann Peter Lyser (1803-1870)  (1834?)
Der Abendstern The evening star
Dichter unbekannt  (1834?) Unknown poet
Am Strande On the shore
Robert Burns (1759-1796)  (1840) German version by Wilhelm Gerhard
Ihr Bildnis (Erste Fassung) Her Portrait
Heinrich Heine (1797-1856) [Same text as Ich stand in dunklen Träumen]
Die gute Nacht, die ich dir sage The good night wish, with which I greet you
Friedrich Rückert (1788-1866)  (1841)
Volkslied Folksong
Heinrich Heine (1797-1856)  (1840)
Lorelei Lorelei
Heinrich Heine (1797-1856)  (1834)
Oh weh des Scheidens, das er tat O pain of parting, which he caused
Friedrich Rückert (1788-1866)  (1834)
Mein Stern My star
Friederike Serre (?-1872)  (1846)
Beim Abschied On parting
Friederike Serre (?-1872)  (1846)
Das Veilchen The violet
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) (1853)
Der Wanderer The wanderer
Andreas Justinus Kerner (1786-1862)  (1831)
Der Wanderer in der Sägemühle The wanderer in the sawmill
Andreas Justinus Kerner (1786-1862)  (1832?)


Lieder Discography | Lieder Scores | Work List | Vol I Translation | Vol II Translation
Contents of Vol I | Contents of Vol II | Op. 12 | Op. 13 | Op. 23 | WoO=No Opus # | Notes

Notes

This translation is called "lyric" because my intent was to create a singable rendition by maintaining the meter of the original German poetry, while attempting to keep line-by-line integrity. I have often been successful in preserving a word-to-note correspondence, when a particular word falls on a prominent note. With all these limitations, I beg the reader's indulgence with whatever license I have taken. (Note that the poetry of Op. 12 and Am Strande, translated earlier, do not achieve these same results.)

The poems are placed in the order found in the two volumes of lieder found in: Draheim, Joachim and Brigitte Höft, eds. Sämtliche Lieder für Singstimme und Klavier: Complete Songs for Voice and Piano. 2 vols. Wiesbaden: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1990.

Copyright © 1996, David Kenneth Smith. Use may be made of these translations only for non-profit functions without permission; in all cases, citation of the copyright and source is required.



 

 

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