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Am Brunnen hab' ich gestanden Und wußte nicht wie mir war -- Das Wasser rann über den Eimer, Und ich ward's nicht gewahr. Ich sah in die dunkle Tiefe, Es fielen die Thränen hinab -- Was weiß der tiefe Brunnen, Daß ich geweinet hab'? -- Er hat mir Lieb' versprochen, Und kommt doch nimmermehr. -- Ich trag' die Eimer zu heime, Die Last ist gar zu schwer! --
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Confirmed with Carl Siebels Dichtungen gesammelt von seinen Freunden, Herausgegeben von Emil Rittershaus, Berlin: G. Grote'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1877, page 37.
Text Authorship:
- by Carl Siebel (1836 - 1868), "Die Verlassene", appears in Dichtungen, in Lieder [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 Behr (flourished 1850-1874), "Die Verlass'ne", op. 7 (6 Lieder von Carl Siebel) no. 3, published 1850 [ voice and piano ], Elberfeld bei Ferd. Reinhardt [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Richard Gompertz (1859 - 1921), "Die Verlassene", published 1896 [ voice and piano ], from 12 Lieder, no. 5, London, Augener [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ferdinand von Hiller (1811 - 1885), "Die Verlassene", op. 111 (12 Lieder für eine Altstimme) no. 10, published 1864 [ alto and piano ], Bremen, Cranz [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Hans Huber (1852 - 1921), "Die Verlassene", op. 88 (Neun dreistimmige Frauenchöre mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 6, published 1886 [ alto, three-part women's chorus, and piano ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
- by Paul Trauttenfels (b. 1849), "Am Brunnen", published 1876 [ female voice and piano ], from Lieder der Verlassenen. Lyrische Dichtungen für 1 Frauenstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 2, Berlin, Luckhardt [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Friedrich) Oskar Wermann (1840 - 1906), "Die Verlassene", op. 19 (Gesänge für Soprano, Alt, Tenor und Bass), Heft 2 no. 17, published 1878 [ satb quartet ], Dresden: Plötner & Meinhold [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2011-11-04
Line count: 12
Word count: 63
I stood at the well And did not know how I felt -- The water the pail overflowed, And I was not aware of it. I looked into the dark depth, My tears fell down into it -- What does the deep well know That I have wept? -- He promised me love, And yet he shall never come again. -- I carry the pails homeward, The load is all too heavy! --
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Translations of titles:
"Am Brunnen" = "At the well"
"Die Verlassene" = "The forsaken woman"
"Die Verlass'ne" = "The forsaken woman"
Text Authorship:
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Carl Siebel (1836 - 1868), "Die Verlassene", appears in Dichtungen, in Lieder
This text was added to the website: 2025-06-15
Line count: 12
Word count: 68