by Ludwig Heinrich Christoph Hölty (1748 - 1776)
Translation © by Emily Ezust

In die Ferne
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  DUT ENG
Ihr in der Ferne
Seid mir so nah,
Seid wie die Sterne
Fern mir und nah;
 
Fühle mich liebend
Zu euch gezogen
Ach! der fernen
Bleibet gewogen.
 
Steiget hernieder,
Kehret mir wieder 
Himmlische Sterne,
Freunde der Ferne.

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Op grote afstand", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Far away", copyright © 2017


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This text was added to the website: 2017-06-08
Line count: 12
Word count: 37

Far away
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch) 
You, so far away,
Are yet so close to me;
You are like the stars:
Distant from me but also close.

I feel lovingly
Drawn to you,
Ah! to [your] far-off [friend], 
Remain well-disposed.

Climb down,
Return to me again,
Heavenly stars,
Friends of distant places.

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2017 by Emily Ezust

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    from the LiederNet Archive

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This text was added to the website: 2017-06-08
Line count: 12
Word count: 46