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Was fiel, o Jüngling! Dein liebend Auge Auf mich verwais'tes Mägdlein, Die ich nicht habe Weder Vater, noch Mutter, Noch irgend einen Verwandten? Es wächst im Walde Ein grüner Eichbaum; Ach! da ist nicht mein Vater. O würd' der Stamm zum Vater, Die Äste doch zu Händen! Die Blätter doch zu Wörtlein! Still, weine nicht, o Mägdlein! Du meine zarte Lilie! Ob deinen Kummer-Tagen. Hast Du gelern spinnen? Den Webestubl regieren? Auf grüner Wiese zu harken? Ich habe gelernet spinnen, Den Webestuhl regieren, Auf grüner Wiese zu harken.
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Text Authorship:
- by Martynas Liudvikas Gedeminas Rėza (1776 - 1840), "Der verwaisete Braut" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Lithuanian (Lietuvių kalba) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Marti Sirata"
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 von Herzogenberg (1843 - 1900), "Die Waise", op. 38 ([Neun] Duette für Sopran und Tenor mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1883 [ vocal duet for soprano and tenor with piano ], Leipzig, Rieter-Biedermann [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2012-04-02
Line count: 21
Word count: 88
Com és, jove cavaller! Que la vostra amorosa mirada caigués sobre mi, una donzella òrfena, Que no tinc pare ni mare, ni tampoc cap parent. Al bosc hi creix un roure verd; ai las! Allà el meu pare no hi és. Oh, si tan sols el tronc fos el meu pare, i les branques les meves mans! I les fulles fossin paraules! Silenci, no ploris, oh donzella! Tu, el meu tendre lliri! A causa dels teus dies de pena. Has après a filar? A fer anar el teler? A rasclar el prat verd? He après a filar, a fer anar el teler, a rasclar el prat verd.
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Translations of titles:
"Der verwaisete Braut" = "La núvia òrfena"
"Die Waise" = "L'òrfena"
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Catalan (Català) copyright © 2026 by Salvador Pila, (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.
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Martynas Liudvikas Gedeminas Rėza (1776 - 1840), "Der verwaisete Braut"
Based on:
- a text in Lithuanian (Lietuvių kalba) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Marti Sirata"
This text was added to the website: 2026-11-08
Line count: 21
Word count: 107