Translation of the song lyrics Die Geschichte Einer Mutter - Bel Canto

Die Geschichte Einer Mutter (original)

Sie hatte ein Kindlein
So schwach, wie ein Keim unter’m Schnee
Dann klopfte jemand an die Tür
Kam herein, nahm den Kleiner und fuhr
…es war der Tod
She had a small child
So weak, like a seed under the snow
Then someone knocked at the door
Came in, took the small one and left
…it was Death
Sagt mir, Nacht und Wasser
Wo’st mein Kind˜
Geh mal durch die Wälder
Und du findest’s
''Tell me, Night and Water
Where’s my child˜''
''Go at once through the woods
And you’ll find him''
Die Mutter, sie weinte
Und sie lief durch die Wälder so tief
Sie sah ein Treibhaus dort fern
Ging dahin, sie spürte ihr Kind war da
The mother cried
And she ran through the woods so deep
She saw a hothouse in the distance
Went there, she felt her child was there
Sag mir, weiser Gärtner
Wo’st mein Kind˜
Such mal unter’n Blumen
Und du findest’s
''Tell me, wise gardener
Where’s my child ˜''
''Search under the flowers
And you’ll find him''
Sie fand ihr Kindlein
Kleiner Keim, mit dem Puls so schwach
Dann kam der Tod in das Treibhaus
Es blieb kalt, ihre Hände kalt wie Eis.
She found her child
The small little seed, with a pulse so weak
Then Death entered the hothouse
It grew cold, her hands cold as ice
Hör mal, arme Mutter
Dein Liebling
Hätte nie gesund und froh gelebt
Reich mir dieses Keimchen, bitte dich
Und sein Herzchen sende ruh.
''Listen to me, poor mother
Your darling
Would never have a healthy and joyfull life
Hand me this little seedling, I beg you
And put his little heart to rest.''
The booklet says «woh'st», clearly a typo
The child can be either a girl or boy in the German version
I believe this was meant to be «Es wurde kalt».
«Werden», «bleiben» and «sein»
are easily mixed
Up
Anneli sings «herzen» which means «heart», not «little heart»
Translation by Anne Deslattes, some adjustments by Ulrich Grepel and Kjetil T.
Homme

(translation)

She had a child
As weak as a germ under the snow
Then someone knocked on the door
Came in, took the little one and drove
...it was death
She had a small child
So weak, like a seed under the snow
Then someone knocked at the door
Came in, took the small one and left
...it was Death
Tell me night and water
Where is my child˜
Go through the woods
And you find it
''Tell me, Night and Water
Where's my child˜''
''Go at once through the woods
And you'll find him''
The mother, she cried
And she ran through the woods so deep
She watched a greenhouse over there
Went there, she felt her child was there
The mother cried
And she ran through the woods so deep
She saw a hothouse in the distance
Went there, she felt her child was there
Tell me, wise gardener
Where is my child˜
Look under a flower
And you find it
''Tell me, wise gardener
Where's my child ˜''
''Search under the flowers
And you'll find him''
She found her child
Little germ, with the pulse so weak
Then death came into the greenhouse
It stayed cold, her hands cold as ice.
She found her child
The small little seed, with a pulse so weak
Then Death entered the hothouse
It grows cold, her hands cold as ice
Listen, poor mother
Your darling
Would never have lived healthy and happy
Pass me this seed, please
And his little heart send rest.
''Listen to me, poor mother
Your darling
Would never have a healthy and joyful life
Hand me this little seedling, I beg you
And put his little heart to rest.''
The booklet says «woh'st», clearly a typo
The child can be either a girl or boy in the German version
I believe this was meant to be «It was getting cold».
«Become», «stay» and «be»
are easily mixed
up
Anneli sings «herzen» which means «heart», not «little heart»
Translation by Anne Deslattes, some adjustments by Ulrich Grepel and Kjetil T.
homme