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Beethoven Lied Translation

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Mon, Apr 4 2011, 6:46AM
erselking
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Does anyone have an English translation to Beethoven's song " Selbstgespräch, WoO. 114 "? The first line is, "Ich, der mit flatterndem Sinn."

I can give the complete German text if needed.

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Wed, Apr 6 2011, 8:26PM
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Olle Cervin
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RE: Beethoven Lied Translation

Here is a translation fron DGG Beethoven edition:

I who, fickle of mind,

have been hostile to love until now

and who would like to remain so,

I, ah! I think I´m in love.

I who once denounced marriage

and only made fun of love

and who is well-practised in inconstancy,

I think I´m in love with Doris.

For ah! since I first saw her,

no other beauty seems as fair,

Ah, the tyrant who rules my desires,

I do indeed think that I love her.

/Kind regards from Olle Cervin (Sweden)

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Wed, Apr 6 2011, 10:34PM
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RE: Beethoven Lied Translation

Olle, thank you for this translation.  The actual Lied as sung is much longer, having many repeats and iterations, but this gives me the basic text.  Now I just have to apply this to the expanded Lied as sung by Peter Schreier in my 3-CD set.  This I can do even with my limited knowledge of German.

Thanks for taking the time to type this out,

Ersel King (USA)

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