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Wohl dem, der erfunden Die Kettlein, die Ketten, Wohl dem, der erfunden Die Ketten der Liebe! Im Dorf ist so Manche, Die denkt, sie gefalle, Doch ach, Marinilla Ist hübscher als Alle. Wohl dem, der erfunden Die Ketten der Liebe! Es thät sie ein Bursche Ins Herze fassen, Nun kann er sein Lebtag Vom Lieben nicht lassen. Wohl dem, der erfunden Die Ketten der Liebe!
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Confirmed with Spanisches Liederbuch von Emanuel Geibel und Paul Heyse, Dritte Auflage, Stuttgart und Berlin: J.G. Cotta'sche Buchhandlung Nachfolger, 1904, page 32.
Text Authorship:
- by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), no title, appears in Spanisches Liederbuch, in 2. Weltliche Lieder, no. 4 [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Spanish (Español) by Herberto Padilla (1932 - 2000), no title, from Thesoro
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Richard Heuberger (1850 - 1914), "Marinilla", op. 12 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1880 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Karl Gottfried) Wilhelm Taubert (1811 - 1891), "Wohl dem der erfunden", op. 149 (Lieder aus dem Spanischen v. P. Heyse) no. 6, published 1865 [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2009-02-27
Line count: 16
Word count: 65
Thanks be to him who invented The little chains, the chains, Thanks be to him, who invented The chains of love! In the village there is many a one Who thinks that she pleases, But ah, Marinilla Is prettier than all of them. Thanks be to him, who invented The chains of love! There was a lad who took her Into his heart, Now for as long as he shall live He cannot leave off loving. Thanks be to him, who invented The chains of love!
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Translations of title(s):
"Marinilla" = "Marinilla"
"Wohl dem der erfunden" = "Thanks be to him who invented"
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2022 by Sharon Krebs, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), no title, appears in Spanisches Liederbuch, in 2. Weltliche Lieder, no. 4
Based on:
- a text in Spanish (Español) by Herberto Padilla (1932 - 2000), no title, from Thesoro
This text was added to the website: 2022-05-16
Line count: 16
Word count: 86