For bonny sweet Robin is all my joy.
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These words are sung by Ophelia in Shakespeare's play Hamlet, Act IV, Scene 5, but they are probably not by Shakespeare.
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, no title, appears in Hamlet [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
- sometimes misattributed to William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)
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- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist , no title ; composed by Eduard Lassen.
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- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Karl Joseph Simrock (1802 - 1876) , appears in Shakespeare in deutscher Übersetzung, in 6. Hamlet and sometimes misattributed to Ludwig Wilhelm Friedrich Seeger (1810 - 1864); composed by Richard Georg Strauss.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (François-Victor Hugo) , no title
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Ludwig Wilhelm Friedrich Seeger) , no title, appears in Shakespeare in deutscher Übersetzung, in 6. Hamlet
- GER German (Deutsch) (Karl Joseph Simrock) (Ludwig Wilhelm Friedrich Seeger) , appears in Shakespeare in deutscher Übersetzung, in 6. Hamlet
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2019-07-24
Line count: 1
Word count: 8
Mein lieb gut Hänschen ist all meine Freud.--
About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with L. Seeger, Hamlet, in: Shakespeare in deutscher Übersetzung, Seibenter Band, Leipzig: Bibliographisches Institut, [1867-68], pages 149.
Authorship:
- by Ludwig Wilhelm Friedrich Seeger (1810 - 1864), no title, appears in Shakespeare in deutscher Übersetzung, in 6. Hamlet [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in English by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist , no title, appears in Hamlet and misattributed to William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- [ None yet in the database ]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Laura Prichard) , subtitle: "All my joy", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2019-07-24
Line count: 1
Word count: 8