Songs
Liebestreu
(1853)
Op.3 no.1
Part of a series or song cycle:
Sechs Gesänge (Op.3)
Liebestreu
„O versenk, o versenk dein Leid, mein Kind,
In die See, in die tiefe See!“ –
Ein Stein wohl bleibt auf des Meeres Grund,
Mein Leid kommt stets in die Höh’. –
„Und die Lieb’, die du im Herzen trägst,
Brich sie ab, brich sie ab, mein Kind!“ –
Ob die Blum’ auch stirbt, wenn man sie bricht:
Treue Lieb’ nicht so geschwind. –
„Und die Treu’, und die Treu’, ’s war nur ein Wort,
In den Wind damit hinaus!“–
O Mutter und splittert der Fels auch im Wind,
Meine Treue, die hält ihn aus. –
True love
‘Oh drown, oh drown your grief, my child,
In the sea, the fathomless sea!’ –
A stone may stay on the ocean bed,
My grief will always surface. –
‘And the love you bear in your heart,
Pluck it out, pluck it out, my child!’ –
Though a flower will die when it is plucked:
Faithful love will not fade so fast. –
‘Faithful, faithful – is but a word,
Away with it to the winds!’ –
Though a rock, O mother, will split in the wind,
My faithful love will withstand it. –
Composer
Poet
Robert Reinick was a German painter and poet, associated with the Düsseldorf school of painting. One of his poems, Dem Vaterland, was set to music by Hugo Wolf.
Reinick was born in Danzig (Gdańsk) and died in Dresden.
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Previously performed at:
- 12 Oct 2018: Opening Night: A Serenade to Music
(As part of a song cycle/series:)
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