Paroles et traduction Franz Schubert feat. Waltraud Meier - Gretchen am Spinnrade, Op. 2, D. 118: Meine Ruh' ist hin

Gretchen am Spinnrade, Op. 2, D. 118: Meine Ruh' ist hin

Meine Ruh' ist hin,
My peace is gone

Mein Herz ist schwer,
My heart is heavy;

Ich finde sie nimmer
I shall never

Und nimmermehr.
Ever find peace again.

Wo ich ihn nicht hab'
When he's not with me,

Ist mir das Grab,
Life's like the grave;

Die ganze Welt
The whole world

Ist mir vergällt.
Is turned to gall.

Mein armer Kopf
My poor head

Ist mir verrückt
Is crazed,

Mein armer Sinn
My poor mind

Ist mir zerstückt.
Shattered.

Meine Ruh' ist hin,
My peace is gone

Mein Herz ist schwer,
My heart is heavy;

Ich finde sie nimmer
I shall never

Und nimmermehr.
Ever find peace again.

Nach ihm nur schau' ichIt's
Only for him

Zum Fenster hinaus,
I gaze from the window,

Nach ihm nur geh' ich
It's only for him

Aus dem Haus.
I leave the house.

Sein hoher Gang,
His proud bearing

Sein' edle Gestalt,
His noble form,

Seines Mundes Lächeln,
The smile on his lips,

Seiner Augen Gewalt.
The power of his eyes,

Und seiner Rede
And the magic flow

Zauberfluss.
Of his words,

Sein Händedruck,
The touch of his hand,

Und ach, sein Kuss!
And ah, his kiss!

Meine Ruh' ist hin,
My peace is gone

Mein Herz ist schwer,
My heart is heavy;

Ich finde sie nimmer
I shall never

Und nimmermehr.
Ever find peace again.

Mein Busen drängt sich
My bosom

Nach ihm hin.
Yearns for him.

Ach dürft' ich fassen
Ah! if I could clasp

Und halten ihn.
And hold him,

Und küssen ihn
And kiss him

So wie ich wollt'
To my heart's content,

An seinen Küssen
And in his kisses

Vergehen sollt'!
Perish!

Gretchen at the Spinning Wheel, Op. 2, D. 118: My Peace Is Gone

My peace is gone,
My peace is gone,

My heart is heavy,
My heart is heavy,

I shall never find it
I shall never

And nevermore.
Ever find it again.

When he's not with me,
When he's not with me,

Life's like the grave,
Life's like the grave;

The whole world
The whole world

Is turned to gall.
Is turned to gall.

My poor head
My poor head

Is crazed,
Is crazed,

My poor mind
My poor mind

Shattered.
Shattered.

My peace is gone,
My peace is gone,

My heart is heavy,
My heart is heavy,

I shall never find it
I shall never

And nevermore.
Ever find it again.

Only for him
Only for you

I gaze from the window,
I gaze from the window,

It's only for him
It's only for you

I leave the house.
I leave the house.

His proud bearing
Your proud bearing

His noble form,
Your noble form,

The smile on his lips,
The smile on your lips,

The power of his eyes,
The power of your eyes,

And the magic flow
And the magic flow

Of his words,
Of your words,

The touch of his hand,
The touch of your hand,

And ah, his kiss!
And ah, your kiss!

My peace is gone,
My peace is gone,

My heart is heavy,
My heart is heavy,

I shall never find it
I shall never

And nevermore.
Ever find it again.

My bosom
My bosom

Yearns for him.
Yearns for you.

Ah! if I could clasp
Ah! if I could clasp

And hold him,
And hold you,

And kiss him
And kiss you

To my heart's content,
To my heart's content,

And in his kisses
And in your kisses

Perish!
Perish!