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by Elisabeth Pauline Ottilie Luise zu Wied, Prinzessin (1843 - 1916), as Carmen Sylva

Wenn nur der Rhein nicht wär
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
  Wenn nur der Rhein nicht wär
Und der Sonnenschein
So strahlend [darüber]1 her,
Und der goldene Wein.
 
  Und die sieben Berge nicht
Und der alte Zoll
Und [die]2 Schifflein im Angesicht
Mit den Segeln voll.
 
  Und die [Mägdlein]3 so wundernett
Und der Rundgesang,
Und der Morgen so schön im Bett
Und der Tag so lang--
 
  Ach! wie [studirten]4 wir
So gar fleißig Jus!
Rhein, Rhein! es liegt an dir,
Daß man bummeln muß!

Available sung texts:   ← What is this?

•   A. Bungert •   F. Kampers 

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Confirmed with Rheinlieder. Aus dem Munde der Dichter, ausgewählt von Karl Heffel, Coblenz: W. Groos' Hofbuchhandlung, 1894, page 176

1 Bungert: "drüber"
2 Bungert: "das"
3 Bungert: "Mägdelein"
4 Kampers: "studieren"

Text Authorship:

  • by Elisabeth Pauline Ottilie Luise zu Wied, Prinzessin (1843 - 1916), as Carmen Sylva, "Bonn" [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 (Friedrich) August Bungert (1845 - 1915), "Bonn", op. 37 no. 6, published 1885 [ voice and piano ], from Mein Rhein. Ein Kranz von Liedern von Carmen Sylva für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte : Sechs Gedichte einer Königin, no. 6, Berlin, Luckhardt [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Franz Kampers (1868 - 1929), "Wenn nur der Rhein nicht wär (Bonn)", 1891 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Eduard Karl Nössler (1863 - 1943), "Wenn nur der Rhein nicht wär", op. 38, published 1900 [ men's chorus ], Bremen, Meinhardt & Piwkowski [sung text not yet checked]

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2011-08-09
Line count: 16
Word count: 78

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