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Wenn nur der Rhein nicht wär Und der Sonnenschein So strahlend [darüber]1 her, Und der goldene Wein. Und die sieben Berge nicht Und der alte Zoll Und [die]2 Schifflein im Angesicht Mit den Segeln voll. Und die [Mägdlein]3 so wundernett Und der Rundgesang, Und der Morgen so schön im Bett Und der Tag so lang-- Ach! wie [studirten]4 wir So gar fleißig Jus! Rhein, Rhein! es liegt an dir, Daß man bummeln muß!
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View text without footnotesConfirmed with Rheinlieder. Aus dem Munde der Dichter, ausgewählt von Karl Heffel, Coblenz: W. Groos' Hofbuchhandlung, 1894, page 176
1 Bungert: "drüber"2 Bungert: "das"
3 Bungert: "Mägdelein"
4 Kampers: "studieren"
Text Authorship:
- by Elisabeth Pauline Ottilie Luise zu Wied, Prinzessin (1843 - 1916), as Carmen Sylva, "Bonn" [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 (Friedrich) August Bungert (1845 - 1915), "Bonn", op. 37 no. 6, published 1885 [ voice and piano ], from Mein Rhein. Ein Kranz von Liedern von Carmen Sylva für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte : Sechs Gedichte einer Königin, no. 6, Berlin, Luckhardt [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Franz Kampers (1868 - 1929), "Wenn nur der Rhein nicht wär (Bonn)", 1891 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Eduard Karl Nössler (1863 - 1943), "Wenn nur der Rhein nicht wär", op. 38, published 1900 [ men's chorus ], Bremen, Meinhardt & Piwkowski [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2011-08-09
Line count: 16
Word count: 78
If only there were no Rhine And no sunshine So radiant over it, And no golden wine. And no Seven Mountains And no old customs bastion And no little [ships]1 right in front of one With their full sails. And no maidens so wondrously pleasant And no roundelay, And if the morning were not so pleasant in bed And if the day were not so long -- Ah! how we would study Law so diligently! Rhine, Rhine! it is your fault That we are forced to dally away our time!
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View text without footnotesTranslated titles:
"Bonn" = "Bonn"
"Wenn nur der Rhein nicht wär" = "If only there were no Rhine"
Text Authorship:
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Elisabeth Pauline Ottilie Luise zu Wied, Prinzessin (1843 - 1916), as Carmen Sylva, "Bonn"
This text was added to the website: 2016-10-23
Line count: 16
Word count: 91