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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

Der Knabe kehrt zurücke
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Der Knabe kehrt zurücke,
Kehrt zum Garten ein,
Trägt in der Hand ein Strauß von Rosen
Und ein Goldringelein.
"Nun sei's beschlossen,
Ganz treu und unverdrossen!
Und den du wirst fragen,
Der kann dir's gleich sagen,
Daß Schön'res nicht sei
Als bleiben getreu!
Dir will ich mein Leben
Ganz treu untergeben!"
Sie brachen sich der Röslein
Zu einem schönen Kranz,
Sie g'lobten einander Treu' und Ehr',
Das macht ihr' Lieb' erst ganz!

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Text Authorship:

  • from Volkslieder (Folksongs)  [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by (Leopold) Heinrich (Picot de Peccaduc), Freiherr von Herzogenberg (1843 - 1900), "Der Knabe kehrt zurücke", op. 14 no. 9, from Deutsches Liederspiel, no. 9. [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

Researcher for this page: Claus-Christian Schuster [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 72

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