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Vergißmeinnicht in einer Waffenschmiede -- was haben die hier zu tun? Sollte heimlich der Friede hinterm Hause am Bache ruhn? [Laut hallen]1 die Hämmer in hartem Takt: Angepackt, angepackt, die Arbeit muß zu Ende! Und das Eisen glüht, und das Wasser zischt; und wenn der Schwalch die Flamme auffrischt, glänzen die schwarzen Hände. Aber manchmal blickt ein rußig Gesicht still nach dem himmelblau blühenden Strauß. Dann scheints, eine Stimme singt hinterm Haus: vergiß mein nicht!
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View text without footnotesConfirmed with: Richard Dehmel Gesammelte Werk in drei Bänden, Erster Band, Berlin: S. Fischer Verlag, 1913, pages 142-143.
1 Rössler: "Dumpf fallen"Text Authorship:
- by Richard Fedor Leopold Dehmel (1863 - 1920), "Vergißmeinnicht" [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 Rebecca Clarke (1886 - 1979), "Vergissmeinnicht", 1907 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hans Hermann (1870 - 1931), "Vergissmeinnicht" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Paul von Klenau (1883 - 1946), "Vergißmeinnicht in einer Waffenschmiede", op. 2 (Fünf Lieder für eine mittlere Singstimme mit Klavierbegleitung) no. 3, published 1906-1913 [ medium voice and piano ], Leipzig, Kahnt Nachfolger [sung text not yet checked]
- by Richard Rössler (1880 - 1962), "Vergißmeinnicht", op. 18 (Vier Lieder) no. 2, published [1908] [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Verlag von Kies und Erler [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Margarete Schweikert (1887 - 1957), "Vergißmeinnicht", 1935? [ voice and piano ], from Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Klavierbegleitung, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Forget-me-not", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2015-04-09
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Word count: 75
Forget-me-nots in an arsenal -- what are they doing here? Should peace secretly dwell behind the building at the brook? [Loudly ring]1 the hammers in a hard rhythm: Fall to, fall to, the work must be completed! And the iron glows, and the water hisses; and when the smoke stirs up the flame, the black hands [of the workers] shine. But sometimes a sooty face gazes quietly toward the heavenly blue, blooming bouquet. Then it seems as if a voice is singing behind the building: forget me not!
1 Rössler: "Dully fall"
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Richard Fedor Leopold Dehmel (1863 - 1920), "Vergißmeinnicht"
This text was added to the website: 2015-04-09
Line count: 14
Word count: 88