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Den Strauß, den mir mein Schatz geschenkt Beim Abschied für den Hut, Hab ich mit einem Stein versenkt Wohl in die tiefe Flut. Die welken Blumen mag ich nicht, Mein Schatz denkt ebenso, Viel lieber pflück ich voll und licht, Mir andre irgendwo. Und seh ich all die Blumen klar An Wegen ein und aus, Da denk ich, die und jene war Auch mit in meinem Strauß. Durch alle Welt, von Ort zu Ort, Blüht es von Blumen licht, In meiner Brust der Liebsten Wort Verfehlt die rechten nicht.
Confirmed with Otto Roquette, Liederbuch, Stuttgart und Tübingen: J.G. Cotta’scher Verlag, 1852, pages 75-76
Text Authorship:
- by Otto Roquette (1824 - 1896), "Abschiedsstrauß", appears in Liederbuch [author's text checked 2 times 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 Heinrich Esser (1818 - 1872), "Abschiedsstrauss", op. 46 no. 2, published 1855 [ voice and piano ], from Lieder-Album. 8 Lieder von O. Roquette , no. 2, Mainz, Schott [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gustav Adolph Hölzel (1813 - 1883), "Abschieds-Strauss", op. 97a, published 1855 [ voice and piano ], Wien, Spina; note: we have appended an 'a' to the opus number because another publisher used the same opus later the same year [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Farewell nosegay", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2014-09-16
Line count: 16
Word count: 89
The nosegay that my darling gave me For my hat when we parted, I sank it, tied to a stone, Deep into the floodwaters. I do not like the wilting flowers, My darling is of the same mind; I would rather pick others, full and bright, Somewhere for myself. And when I see all the vivid flowers Along the pathways here and there, Then I imagine that this one and that one Were also part of my nosegay. Through all the world, from place to place, Bright flowers bloom, In my breast the words of my beloved Do not fail to spot the right ones.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Otto Roquette (1824 - 1896), "Abschiedsstrauß", appears in Liederbuch
This text was added to the website: 2017-02-22
Line count: 16
Word count: 105