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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)
Translation by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Traurig seufzt mein lieber Schatz
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Latvian (Latviešu valoda) 
Traurig seufzt mein lieber Schatz,
hat aufs Händchen sich gelehnt;
ahnst du, banges, liebes Herz,
dass nicht lang' ich leben werd'?

Leb' ich lange, nicht zu lang',
Sonnenjahre leb' ich nicht.
Wässerlein und Felsenstein,
die nur lebten Sonnenjahr.

Text Authorship:

  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Based on:

  • a text in Latvian (Latviešu valoda) from Volkslieder (Folksongs)  [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 Ādams Ore (1855 - 1927), "Traurig seufzt mein lieber Schatz", published 1890 [ voice and piano ], from Lettische Volkslieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 10, Riga, Blosfeld [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2020-08-22
Line count: 8
Word count: 38

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