by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884)
Translation by Alfred Perceval Graves (1846 - 1931)
Goldne Brücken seien
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: FRE
Goldne Brücken seien Alle Lieder mir, Drauf die Liebe wandelt, [Süßes]1 Kind, zu dir! Und des Traumes Flügel Soll in Lust und Schmerz, Jede Nacht mich tragen An dein treues Herz.
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Bruch: "trautes, trautes"Text Authorship:
- by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884), no title, appears in Jugendgedichte, in 1. Erstes Buch, in Lieder als Intermezzo, no. 26 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Albert Felix, Graf Amadei (1851 - 1894), "Ständchen", op. 6 no. 3, published 1886 [ voice and piano ], Wien, Gutmann [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Armand Angyal , "Goldne Brücken seien alle Lieder mir", published 1880 [ voice and piano ], from Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 1, Wien, Haslinger [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Johann Gottfried) Heinrich Bellermann (1832 - 1903), "Lied" [ voice and piano ], from Zwölf Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 1, Magdeburg, Heinrichshofen's Verlag [sung text not yet checked]
- by Julius Bercht , "Gold'ne Brücken seien alle Lieder mir", published 1900 [ voice and piano ], from Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 2, Berlin, Stahl [sung text not yet checked]
- by Rudolph Bergh (1859 - 1924), "Goldne Brücken seien alle Lieder mir", op. 5 (Sieben Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 5, published 1894 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, W. Hansen [sung text not yet checked]
- by Max Bruch (1838 - 1920), "Goldne Brücken", op. 15 (4 Lieder) no. 4 (1862), published 1862 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Theophil Traugott Forchhammer (1847 - 1923), "Lied", published 1890 [ voice and piano ], from Fünf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 4, Magdeburg, Rathke [sung text not yet checked]
- by Richard Franck (1858 - 1938), "Lied", op. 6 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 2, published 1882 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Trautwein [sung text not yet checked]
- by Walter John Alexander Freymann (1866 - 1945), "Goldene Brücken", 1912 [ men's chorus ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Joseph Haas (1879 - 1960), "Gold'ne Brücken seien", op. 1 (Drei Lieder) no. 1 (1904) [ high voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Friedrich Gustav Jansen (1831 - 1910), "Gold'ne Brücken", op. 3 (Sechs Gesänge) no. 1, published 1854 [ voice and piano ], Magdeburg, Heinrichshofen  [sung text not yet checked]
- by Vinzenz Lachner (1811 - 1893), "Lied von Geibel: Goldne Brücken seien alle Lieder mir", op. 26 (4 Lieder für Sopran oder Tenor mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1854 [ soprano or tenor and piano ], Mainz: Schott [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Rudolph Meyer , "Goldne Brücken seien alle Lieder mir", op. 8 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1880 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Challier & Co [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Pohlig , "Widmung", op. 2 ([17] Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung ), Heft 2 (Sechs Lieder ) no. 1, published 1879 [ voice and piano ], Kassel, Voigt [sung text not yet checked]
- by Bruno Ramann (1832 - 1897), "Goldne Brücken seien alle Lieder mir", op. 44 (Drei Lieder und Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1876 [ voice and piano ], Dresden, Ries  [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ernst (Friedrich Karl) Rudorff (1840 - 1916), "Gold'ne Brücken seien alle Lieder mir", op. 34 (Drei Duette für 2 Frauenstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1888 [ vocal duet for 2 female voices with piano ], Berlin, Schlesinger [sung text not yet checked]
- by Joseph Rudolph Schachner (1821 - 1896), "Serenade", op. 30 no. 2, published 1860 [ voice and piano ], from Lieder-Cyclus von Geibel für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 2, Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ferdinand Sieber (1822 - 1895), "Goldne Brücken", op. 11 (6 Gesänge für Sopran, Alt, Tenor und Bass) no. 1, published 1853 [ SATB chorus ], Magdeburg, Heinrichshofen [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ewald Straesser (1867 - 1933), "Gold'ne Brücken seien alle Lieder mir", op. 3 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1896 [ voice and piano ], Köln, vom Ende [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Per Jonas Fredrik) Vilhelm Svedbom (1843 - 1904), "Goldne Brücken seien alle Lieder mir" [ voice and piano ], from Liebes-Lieder. Fünf Gesänge für eine Singstimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Paul Umlauft (1853 - 1934), "Goldne Brücken seien alle Lieder mir", op. 1 (Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1879 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Carl Waack (1861 - 1922), "Goldene Brücken seien alle Lieder mir", published 1891 [ voice and piano ], from Neun Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 3, Riga, Deubner [sung text not yet checked]
- by Maude Valérie White (1855 - 1937), "Goldne Brücken", published 1888? [ voice and piano ], from New Albums of Songs with German and English Words, Volume 2, no. 10, London: Pitt & Hatzfeld, also set in English [sung text not yet checked]
- by Leopold Carl Wolf (1859 - 1932), "Goldne Brücken seien alle Lieder mir", op. 12 (Fünf Gesänge f 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1886 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Raabe & Plothow [sung text not yet checked]
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- Also set in English, a translation by Alfred Perceval Graves (1846 - 1931) ; composed by Liza Lehmann.
- Also set in English, a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Maude Valérie White.
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 31
Golden bridges
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch)
Bridges, golden bridges All my songs shall be, For my love to travel, Sweetest child, to thee. Dream-wings then shall waft me Through the starry night To thy faithful bosom. Oh my heart's delight!
Text Authorship:
- by Alfred Perceval Graves (1846 - 1931) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884), no title, appears in Jugendgedichte, in 1. Erstes Buch, in Lieder als Intermezzo, no. 26
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Liza Lehmann (1862 - 1918), "Golden bridges", published 1903 [ duet for alto and baritone with piano ], from Songs of love and spring, no. 6 [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website: 2020-08-04
Line count: 8
Word count: 34