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Auf dem Throne ruht in träumendem Sinn Die allerlieblichste Königin. Es trägt ihr Haupt, das kronenlose, Als einzigen Schmuck eine weiße Rose. Und der Herzog denkt: "O wärst du mein! Ich wollte dich decken mit Edelstein." Und der Pfalzgraf wünscht: "O wärst du mein! Ich schenkte dir sieben Schlösser am Rhein." Und der Bischof brütet: "O wärst du mein, Meine Seele sollt' ewig verloren sein!" Nur Einer im Saale, -- der wünschet nicht, Schaut selig vor sich mit verklärtem Gesicht: -- Der Sänger: -- er drückt in schweigender Lust Die Linke fest auf die pochende Brust: Da birgt er -- und segnet seine Lose -- Die allerlieblichste weiße Rose.
Text Authorship:
- by Felix Ludwig Julius Dahn (1834 - 1912), "Die junge Königin" [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 Louis Rakemann , "Die junge Königin", op. 14 (Fünf Lieder für Mezzo-Sopran mit Pianoforte) no. 5, published 1886 [ mezzo-soprano and piano ], Bremen, Praeger & Meier [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hans Sommer (1837 - 1922), "Die junge Königin", op. 25 (1894), published 1894 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Steingräber [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "La jove reina", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The young queen", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2014-04-23
Line count: 16
Word count: 104
Upon the throne in a dreamy reverie rests The loveliest queen of all. Her head, her crownless head, bears As its sole adornment a white rose. And the Duke thinks: "Oh wert thou mine! I would cover thee with precious jewels." And the Count Palatine wishes: "Oh wert thou mine! I would give thee seven castles along the Rhine." And the bishop broods: "Oh wert thou mine! I would let my soul be lost for all eternity!" Only one person in the Hall, -- he expresses no wishes, Lost in bliss with transfigured countenance:-- The singer: -- in quiet rapture he presses His left hand firmly upon his throbbing breast: There he conceals -- and blesses his lot1 -- The loveliest white rose of all.
1 The word "Lose" could also mean "wanton" (as in the queen).
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2015 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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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Felix Ludwig Julius Dahn (1834 - 1912), "Die junge Königin"
This text was added to the website: 2015-03-04
Line count: 16
Word count: 122