When someday in my deep grave

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Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Wenn ich einst im tiefen Grabe

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Wenn ich einst im tiefen Grabe
Jahre lang geschlummert habe,
Und du liest die Zeilen hier,
Weihe eine Thräne mir.

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

• J. Lang

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Note: There are two manuscripts for Lang's unpublished song: one from 1834 and a variant from 1845. Both were written for friends' albums.

Confirmed with Tags-Blatt für München, Nro. 341 (Dienstag den 9. December 1828), page 1389.

Text Authorship:

by Anonymous / Unidentified Author ( Von einem Gendarmen! ) , "Mancherlei", subtitle: "Auszüge aus dem Schlierseer Fremdenbuche" [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by Josephine Lang (1815 - 1880), "In's Stammbuch", 1834 [ voice and piano ], unpublished [sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , subtitle: "Extracts from the guest book in Schliersee", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2023-04-14
Line count: 4
Word count: 24

When someday in my deep grave

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

When someday in my deep grave 
I have slumbered for many years,
And you read these lines,
Dedicate a tear to me.

Subtitle: "Extracts from the guest book in Schliersee"

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Translations of title(s):
"In's Stammbuch" = "Album entry"
"Mancherlei" = "Various things"

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Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2023 by Sharon Krebs, (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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a text in German (Deutsch) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist , "Mancherlei", subtitle: "Auszüge aus dem Schlierseer Fremdenbuche"
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This text was added to the website: 2023-04-15
Line count: 4
Word count: 25