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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Translation by Otto Inkermann (1823 - 1862), as C. O. Sternau

Auf den schimmernden Lagunen
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Italian (Italiano) 
Auf den schimmernden Lagunen
wiegt der Kahn sich mit dem Schiffer
tändelnd bald und bald sich bäumend
in des Wassers Wellenspiele;
da ertönt das Lied der Lieder
zu der weichen Mandoline,
jedes Lüftchen giebt es wieder:
Non son rose senza spine.

Hat der Schiffer in der Gondel
seine schönste Last geladen,
rudert er mit kräft'gen Armen
durch die Wellen die Madonna;
dann ergreift ihn süsses Bangen,
und er singt mit ernster Miene
leise, Thränen auf den Wangen:
Non son rose senza spine.

Hebt er schweigend die Madonna
aus der Gondel, und verschwindet
sie im schimmernden Palaste,
keinen Gruß dem Schiffer flüsternd,
dann besteigt er seinen Nachen,
singt zur weichen Mandoline 
lang' in träumerischem Wachen:
Non son rose senza spine.

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Confirmed with Deutsche Lieder von C. O. Sternau, Köln, 1846.


Text Authorship:

  • by Otto Inkermann (1823 - 1862), as C. O. Sternau, "Keine Rosen ohne Dornen", appears in Deutsche Lieder [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Based on:

  • a text in Italian (Italiano) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist  [text unavailable]
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Ferdinand Gumbert (1818 - 1896), "Non son rose senza (Keine Rosen ohne Dornen)", op. 20 (Zwei Lieder aus Italien, von Heine, für Sopran oder Tenor) no. 2, published 1847 [ soprano or tenor and piano ], Berlin, Schlesinger [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Vinzenz Lachner (1811 - 1893), "Keine Rosen ohne Dornen", op. 13 (6 Lieder) no. 1 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by (Joseph) Joachim Raff (1822 - 1882), "Non son rose senza spine", op. 50 (2 italienische Lieder) no. 1 (1849), published 1852 [ baritone or alto and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Elise Schmezer (1810 - 1856), "Gondoliera (Keine Rosen ohne Dornen)", op. 10 (Vier Lieder für hohe Stimme) no. 1, published 1850; 1853 [ high voice and piano ], Berlin, Damköhler [sung text not yet checked]

Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor] , Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2008-10-18
Line count: 24
Word count: 121

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