Нема љепоте без вијенца

Млада нева воду нела,
На воду се надводила,
Сама себе беседила:
"Јао јадна! лепа ти сам!
"Још да ми је зелен венац,
"Још би јадна лепша била;
"Љубила би чобанина,
"Чобанина Костадина,
"Који шеће пред овцама,
"Кано месец пред звездама."

Translation(s): GER

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Submitted by Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

Authorship

• from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Нема љепоте без вијенца", appears in Српске народне пјесме - скупио ис и на свијет издао Вук Стеф. Караџић (Srpske narodne pjesme) [ author's text checked 1 time]

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• Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Therese Albertine Luise von Jacob (1797 - 1870) , "Armes Kind", appears in Volkslieder der Serben, first published 1825 ENG ; composed by Heinrich , Freiherr von Herzogenberg.
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Armes Kind

Wasser trug das junge Mädchen,
Neigte sich zum Wasser nieder,
Sagte zu sich selbst die Worte:
"Armes Kind! Wie bist so schön du!
Hättest du ein grünes Kränzlein,
Wärst du, Arme, noch viel schöner!
Möchte wohl den Hirten lieben,
Constantin, den jungen Hirten,
Der dahergeht vor den Schafen,
Wie der Mond geht vor den Sternen!"

Translation(s): ENG

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Submitted by Claus-Christian Schuster

Authorship

• by Therese Albertine Luise von Jacob (1797 - 1870), "Armes Kind", appears in Volkslieder der Serben, first published 1825 [ author's text checked 1 time]

• a text in Serbian (Српски) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Нема љепоте без вијенца", appears in Српске народне пјесме - скупио ис и на свијет издао Вук Стеф. Караџић (Srpske narodne pjesme)
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• by (Leopold) Heinrich (Picot de Peccaduc), Freiherr von Herzogenberg (1843 - 1900), "Armes Kind", op. 45 no. 6, published 1885 [mezzo-soprano and piano], from Serbische Mädchenlieder, no. 6, Leipzig, Rieter-Biedermann [
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Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):

• ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , title 1: "Poor child", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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