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by Gottfried Keller (1819 - 1890)

Das Gärtlein dicht verschlossen
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Das Gärtlein dicht verschlossen
Hältst wohl du, frommes Kind,
Da diese Heckensprossen
So eng verwachsen sind?

Doch blüht die Unschuld immer
Darin, soviel ich seh';
Sonst war es Lilienschimmer,
Nun ist es weisser Schnee!

Als hätt' der gnadenreichen
Maria reinste Hand
Im Sonnenschein zum Bleichen
Ihr Hemdlein ausgespannt.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Gottfried Keller (1819 - 1890), "Das Gärtlein dicht verschlossen", appears in Neuere Gedichte, in Vermischte Gedichte, in Alte Weisen, no. 10 [author's text checked 1 time 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 Hermann Reutter (1900 - 1985), "Das Gärtlein dicht verschlossen", op. 59 (Neun Lieder und Gesänge nach Gedichten von Gottfried Keller) no. 2 (1944) [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Peter Otto Schneider (1901 - 1981), "Das Gärtlein dicht verschlossen", 1926 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Richard Schweizer (1868 - 1906), "Das Gärtlein dicht verschlossen", op. 22 no. 5, from Alte Weisen, no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Felix Paul Weingartner (1863 - 1942), "Das Gärtlein dicht verschlossen", op. 22 (Zwölf Gedichte von Gottfried Keller für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 11, published 1896 [sung text not yet checked]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (John Glenn Paton) , "You really keep the garden", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Harry Joelson

This text was added to the website: 2006-12-30
Line count: 12
Word count: 48

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