Songs
Ein Traum
(1884)
Part of a series or song cycle:
Sechs Lieder (Six Songs) (Op. 48)
Ein Traum
Mir träumte einst ein schöner Traum:
Mich liebte eine blonde Maid;
Es war am grünen Waldesraum,
Es war zur warmen Frühlingszeit:
Die Knospe sprang, der Waldbach schwoll,
Fern aus dem Dorfe scholl Geläut—
Wir waren ganzer Wonne voll,
Versunken ganz in Seligkeit.
Und schöner noch als einst der Traum
Begab es sich in Wirklichkeit—
Es war am grünen Waldesraum,
Es war zur warmen Frühlingszeit:
Der Waldbach schwoll, die Knospe sprang,
Geläut erscholl vom Dorfe her—
Ich hielt dich fest, ich hielt dich lang
Und lasse dich nun nimmermehr!
O frühlingsgrüner Waldesraum!
Du lebst in mir durch alle Zeit—
Dort ward die Wirklichkeit zum Traum,
Dort ward der Traum zur Wirklichkeit!
A Dream
I once dreamed a beautiful dream:
A blonde maiden loved me,
It was in the green woodland glade,
It was in the warm springtime:
The buds bloomed, the forest stream swelled,
From the distant village came the sound of bells—
We were so full of bliss,
So lost in happiness.
And more beautiful yet than the dream,
It happened in reality,
It was in the green woodland glade,
It was in the warm springtime:
The forest stream swelled, the buds bloomed,
From the village came the sound of bells—
I held you fast, I held you long,
And now shall never let you go!
O woodland glade so green with spring!
You shall live in me for evermore—
There reality became a dream,
There dream became reality!
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Previously performed at:
- 22 Oct 2018: Heimat: Benjamin Appl & James Baillieu
(As part of a song cycle/series:)
- 28 Mar 2020: Grieg, Strauss & Berlioz: Ailish Tynan & James Baillieu
- 13 Jun 2019: Song at Wolfson / Rowan Pierce: Schumann and Grieg
- 09 Jun 2019: Oxford Lieder at Fairlight Hall: Rowan Pierce sings Schumann and Grieg
- 14 Oct 2017: Songs of Youth & Experience: Anna Stéphany & Sholto Kynoch
- 04 Mar 2017: Benjamin Appl & Sholto Kynoch
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