Ei Veichen, liebes Veilchen! So sag' einmal doch an: Warum gehst du ein Weilchen Den Blumen all' voran? "Weil ich bin gar so kleine, [Drum komm ich]1 vor dem Mai, Denn käm' ich nicht alleine, [So gingt Ihr]2 mir vorbei!"
Das Veilchen
Set by Carl Ruckstuhl (1838 - 1907), "Das Veilchen", published 1903 [ three-part women's chorus ], from Zwei Lieder für dreistimmigen Frauenchor, no. 1, strophe 1 is by Schults and strophes 2-3 are by Fisler  [sung text checked 1 time]
Note: this setting is made up of several separate texts.
Authorship:
- by Adolf Schults (1820 - 1858), no title, appears in Frühlingsfeier, in Blumen-Lieder, in Veilchen, no. 2
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View original text (without footnotes)1 Ruckstuhl: "Erschein ich"; Wilm: "So komm ich"
2 Ruckstuhl: "Ging't ihr an"
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