Dichterliebe Op.48 "A Poet's Love"
1.Im wunderschonen Monat Mai,
Als alle Knospen sprangen,
da ist in meinem Herzen
die Liebe aufgegangen.

1. In the wondrously beautiful month of
May,
when all the buds were springing open,
love rose up in my heart.

Im wunderschonen Monat Mai,
Als alle Vogel sangen,
da hab' ich ihr gestanden
mein Sehnen und Verlangen

In the wondrously beautiful month of May,
When all the birds were singing,
I confessed to her my longing and my
desire.

2. Aus meinen Tranen spriessen
Viel blilhende Blumen hervor,
Und meine Seufzer werden
ein Nachtigallenchor.

2. My tears will make many flowers bloom,
And my sighs will become a choir of
nightingales.

Und wenn du mich lieb hast , Kindchen,
Schenk' ich dir die Blumen all,
Und vor deinem Fenster soll klingen
das Lied der Nachtigall.

And if you love me, little eone, I'll give you
all the flowers
And before your window shall sound the
song of the nightingale.

3. Die Rose, die Lilie, die Taube, die Sonne
die liebt' ich einst alle in Liebeswonne.
Ich lieb'sie nicht mehr, ich liebe alleine
die Kleine, die Feine, die Reine, die Eine;
sie selber, alle Liebe Wonne,
ist Rose und Lilie, und Taube, und Sonne,
ich liebe alleine, die Kleine
die Feine, die Reine, die Eine, die Eine!

3. The rose, the lily, the dove, the sunI once loved them all in a rapture of love
I don't love them any more; I only love the
little one, the delicate one, the pure the only
one;
she herself, all love's bliss, is rose and lily
and dove and sun
I love alone the little one, the fine one, the
pure one, the one, the one!

4. Wenn ich in deine Augen seh'
so schwindet all mein Leid und Weh;
doch wenn ich klisse deinen Mund,
so werd' ich ganz und gar gesund.

4.When I look into you eyes, all my sorrow
and pain disappear.
When I kiss your mouth I am completely,
fully healed.

Wenn ich mich lehn' an deine Brust,
kommt's iiber mich wie Himmelslust;
doch wenn du sprichst: ich liebe dich!
So muss ich weinen bitterlich.

When I lean against your breast, a feeling of
heavenly pleasure comes over me;
But when you say: "I love you!"
I start to weep bitterly.

5. Ich will meine Seele tauchen
in den Kelch du Lilie hinein;
die Lilie soll klingend hauchen
ein Lied von der Liebsten mein.

5. I want to plunge my soul into the chalice
of the lily;
The lily shall breathe out the sound of~
song about my darling.

Das lied soll schauern und beben,
Wie der Kuss von ihrem Mund,
den sie mir einst gegeben
in wunderbar sussen Stund'

The song shall quiver and tremble,
like the kiss from her mouth,
that she once gave me in a wondrously
sweet hour.

6. Im Rhein, im helligen Strome,
da spiegelt sich in den Well'n,
mit ihrem grossen Dome, das grosse heilige
Koln
Im Dom da steht ein Bildnis,
Auf goldenem Leder gemalt;
in meines Lebens Wildnis
hat's freundlich hinein gestralht.

6. In the Rhein, in the holy river, there is
reflected in the waves, the great holy city of
Cologne with its great cathedral.
Inside the cathedral there is an image,
painted on golden leather
it has radiated a kindly light into the
wilderness of my life.

Es schweben Blumen und Eng'lein
Um uns're liebe Frau;
die Augen, die Lippen,
die Lippen, die Wanglein,
die gleichen der Liebsten genau.

There hover flowers and little angels around
our dear lady;
The eyes, the lips, the little cheeks, they
resemble my dearest exactly.

7. Ich grolle nicht,
und wenn <las Herz auch bricht,
ewig verlor'nes Lieb! Ich grolle nicht!
Wie du auch strahlst in Diamantenpracht,
Es fallt kein Stralh
in deines Herzens nacht
<las Weiss ich !angst.

7. I am not angry,
even though my heart is breaking, eternally
lost love-I am not angry with you.
However brightly you may gleam in the
spendor of diamonds,
not one ray of that light falls into the
darkness of your heart, I have known that
for a long time.

Ich grolle nicht,
und wenn <las Herz auch bricht,
Ich sah dichja im Traume,
Und sah die nacht
in deines Herzens Raume
und sah die Schlang'
die dir am Herzen frisst,
ich sah, mein Lieb, wie sehr du elend hist
Ich grolle nicht.

I am not angry,
even if my heart breaks, I saw you in a
dream and saw the darkness in your heart,
and saw the snake that is feeding on your
heart; I saw, my love, how very wretched
you are. No, I am not angry.

Alma Mia - Maria Grever
Alma rnia, sola, siempre sola;
sin que nadie comprenda
mi sufrimiento,
mi horrible padecer.

My lonely soul, always alone;
With no one to understand my suffering
My horrible suffering

Fingiendo una existencia,siempre llena
de dicha y de placer.
De dicha y de placer.

Always pretending to have a full existence,
of joy and pleasure,
Of joy and pleasure.

Si yo encontrara un alma como la mia,
cuantas cosas secretas le contaria.
Un alma que al mirarme sin decir nada
me lo dijese todo con la mirada.

If I find a soul like mine,
So many secret things I could say,
A soul with a simple look could say it all
without saying a word.

Un alma que embriagase con suave aliento
y al besarme sintiera lo que yo siento.
Y a veces me pregunto que pasaria
si yo encontrara un alma como la mia.

A soul that could mesmerize with its sweet
breath and as they kiss me, they could feel
that same way that I feel.
At times I ask myself, "What could
happen?", If I found a soul, just like mine

Te Quiero, Dijiste- Maria Grever
Te quiero dijiste
poniendo mis manos
entre tus manitas
de blanco marfil.
Y senti en mi pecho
un fuerte latido,
despues un suspiro
y luego el chasquido
de un beso febril.
Mufiequita linda
de cabellos de oro,
de dientes de perla,
labios de rubi,
dime si me quieres
como yo te adoro,
si de mi te acuerdas
como yo de ti.

"I love you" , you said
taking my hands between your little hands
of ivory white
And I felt in my chest ,
A strong heart beat,
after a sigh and the touch of a warm kiss
My cute little doll,
With golden hair,
Teeth as white as pearl
Lips red like rubies.

Tell me that you love me,
Like the way I love you,
If you remember me in the way I remember
you.

Y a veces escucho
Un eco divino,
que envuelto en la brisa
parece decir.

Sometimes I hear,
A divine echo,
That intertwined in the breeze,
Seems to say ...

Si te quiero mucho
mucho, mucho, mucho,
tanto como entonces,
siempre hasta morir.

Yes, I love you very much,
Very, very, very much
As much as then,
Always, until I die.

Jurame- Maria Grever
Todos dicen que es mentira que te quiero,
nunca me habian visto enamorado,
yo te juro que yo mismo no comprendo,
el porque tu mirar me ha facinado,

They say that it is a lie that I don't love you,
because they have never seen me in love. I
swear to you that I too, don't understand
how your gaze fascinates me.

Cuando estoy cerca de ti estoy contento, .
no quisiera que de nadie te acordaras,
tengo celos hasta del pensamiento,
que pueda recordarte a otra persona amada.

When I'm close to you, I am happy.
I wouldn't want for you to think of anyone
else. I am jealous of the thought, which
could remind you, of another love.

Jfuame, que aunque pase mucho tiempo,
no olvidaras el momento en que yo conoci,
mirame, pues no hay nada mas profundo,
ni mas grande en este mundo,
que el carifio que te di,

Promise, that even as time goes by
You wont forget the moment when we met.
Look at me, because there is nothing deeper
or bigger than the love I gave to you.

Besame, con un beso enamorado,
como nadie me ha besado,
desde el dia en que naci,

Kiss me, with a passionate kiss,
Like nobody has kissed me,
Like the day I was born

Quiereme, quiereme hasta la locura,
asi sabras la amargura,
que estoy sufriendo por ti.

Love me, love me into madness!
Then you will understand the bitterness that
I am suffering for you.