Die wilden Nelken haben's geseh'n
Language: German (Deutsch)
Die wilden Nelken haben's geseh'n,
Als ich den Mund dir bot,
Und seh' ich am Rain nun Nelken steh'n,
Werd' ich wie Blut so roth.
Es läßt mir nicht Rast, es läßt mir nicht Ruh',
Ich pflücke sie alle ab --
Darf Keines wissen als ich und du,
Daß ich geküßt dich hab'!
About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with Fliegende Blätter, 108. Band (1898), Nro. 2749, page 134
Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Berta Bock (1857 - 1945), "Die wilden Nelken", op. 7 (Vier Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Klavier) no. 3, published c1910 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig: Fritz Schuberth Jr. [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Hans Löwenfeld (1875 - 1921), "Die wilden Nelken haben's geseh'n", published 1906-1913 [ medium voice and piano ], from Drei Lieder für eine mittlere Singstimme mit Klavier, no. 2, Leipzig, Kahnt Nachfolger; note: this catalog indicates the text author is L. Dechinger [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs
[Guest Editor] This text was added to the website: 2016-11-02
Line count: 8
Word count: 52
The wild carnations saw it
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
The wild carnations saw it
When I offered you my lips,
And when I now see carnations along the marge,
I blush as red as blood.
It leaves me no rest, it leaves me no peace,
I pick them, every one --
For none can know but you and I
That I kissed you!
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Translated titles:
"Die wilden Nelken haben's geseh'n" = "The wild carnations saw it"
"Die wilden Nelken" = "The wild carnations"
Text Authorship:
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by J. Deschinger , "Die wilden Nelken haben's geseh'n"
This text was added to the website: 2016-11-02
Line count: 8
Word count: 53
