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Die Geige sang, da tanzten wir zusammen. An seiner Schulter lag mein junges Haupt Und meine Hände bebten in den seinen, Doch nicht in Qual! Der goldne Reif des Glücks Lag drückend fast um meine Kinderstirn, Und selig lächelnd kämpft' ich mit dem Weinen.
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Confirmed with Anna Ritter, Gedichte, Neunte Auflage, Stuttgart und Berlin: J.G. Cotta'sche Buchhandlung Nachfolger, 1900, page 8.
Text Authorship:
- by Anna (Nuhn) Ritter (1865 - 1921), no title, appears in Gedichte, in 1. Das Ringlein sprang entzwei, in 3. Der erste Ball, no. 3 [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 Richard Johann Eichberg (1855 - 1919), "Die Geige sang, da tanzten wir zusammen", op. 19 no. 3, published 1899 [ female voice and piano ], from Mädchenlieder. Der erste Ball. Sechs Gedichte für 1 Frauenstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 3, Berlin, Schirmer [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hans Hermann (1870 - 1931), "Die Geige sang", op. 45 no. 3, published 1899 [ voice and piano ], from Der erste Ball. Liedercyklus für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 3, Leipzig, Rahter [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gustav Thudichum (1866 - 1944), "Die Geige sang, da tanzten wir zusammen", op. 11 no. 3, published 1900 [ female voice and piano ], from Der erste Ball. Liederkreis für Frauenstimme und Pianoforte, no. 3, München, Schmid Nachf. [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2011-09-17
Line count: 6
Word count: 44
The violin sang and we danced together. Upon his shoulder rested my young head And my hands trembled in his, But not in agony! The gold ring of happiness Lay almost heavily about my childish brow, And smiling blissfully I battled with tears.
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English song title (Hermann): The violin sangEnglish song title (Thudichum): The violin sang and we danced together
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Anna (Nuhn) Ritter (1865 - 1921), no title, appears in Gedichte, in 1. Das Ringlein sprang entzwei, in 3. Der erste Ball, no. 3
This text was added to the website: 2014-01-03
Line count: 6
Word count: 43