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So ich traurig bin Weiß ich nur ein ding: Ich denke mich bei dir Und singe dir ein lied. Fast vernehme ich dann Deiner stimme klang · Ferne singt sie nach Und minder wird mein gram.
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Confirmed with Stefan George, Werke. Ausgabe in Zwei Bänden, Erster Band, 4. Auflage, Stuttgart: Klett-Cotta, 1984, pages 94-95
Authorship:
- by Stefan George (1868 - 1933), no title, appears in Das Buch der Sagen und Sänge, in Sänge eines fahrenden Spielmanns, no. 5 [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 Rudolph Bergh (1859 - 1924), "Aus den Sängen eines fahrenden Spielmanns II", op. 11 (Acht Lieder für eine Singstimme und Klavier) no. 4, published 1904 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Verlag Dreililien [sung text not yet checked]
- by Reine Colaço Osorio-Swaab (1881 - 1971), "So ich traurig bin", published 1935, from Sänge eines fahrenden Spielmanns, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Will Eisenmann (1906 - 1992), "So ich traurig bin", op. 56 no. 9 (1954) [ alto, viola, and piano ], from Sänge eines fahrenden Spielmanns, no. 9 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hans Hermann (1870 - 1931), "So ich traurig bin", op. 53 (Sechs Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 4 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Maria Herz (1878 - 1950), "So ich traurig bin", op. 7c (Drei Lieder (Stefan George) mit Klavierbegleitung) no. 2 [ voice and piano ], note: opus 7 was also used for a violin sonata and another song cycle, so we have added the letter 'c' to this set  [sung text not yet checked]
- by Karl Horwitz, né Curt Horwitz (1884 - 1925), "So ich traurig bin", op. 4 (Sechs Gedichte) no. 6, published 1919 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Cyril Meir Scott (1879 - 1970), "So ich traurig bin", 1899, first performed 1980 [ voice and piano ], from Sänge eines fahrenden Spielmanns, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Daniel N. Seel (b. 1970), "So ich traurig bin", 2011, published 2013 [ mezzo-soprano and viola (ad libitum) ], Neue Musik, Berlin [sung text not yet checked]
- by Anton von Webern (1883 - 1945), "So ich traurig bin", op. 4 (Fünf Lieder nach Gedichten von Stefan George) no. 4 (1908-9) [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "When I am sad", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Jakob Kellner , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 36
Quand je suis triste, Je ne connais qu'une chose : Je pense que je suis près de toi Et que je te chante une chanson. Alors j'entends presque Le son de ta voix, Qui fait écho au loin Et adoucit mon chagrin.
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Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2011 by Guy Laffaille, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Stefan George (1868 - 1933), no title, appears in Das Buch der Sagen und Sänge, in Sänge eines fahrenden Spielmanns, no. 5
This text was added to the website: 2011-12-24
Line count: 8
Word count: 42