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by Ferdinand Gregorovius (1821 - 1891)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Wenn dein Bildniß wäre gemalet

Language: German (Deutsch) after the Italian (Italiano)

Our translations: ENG

Wenn dein Bildniß wäre gemalet,
Und zum König der Heiden gesandt,
Mit seinen Schätzen hätt' er's bezahlet,
Er gäb' dir die Kron' in die Hand;
Und ließe verkünden die Lehren
Vom [Herren]¹ Jesu in seinem Reich,
Und daß sie sich sollten bekehren,
Und [dich lieben]² zugleich;
Alle Heiden sich sollten bekehren,
Und [dich lieben]² zugleich.

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

• G. Jenner

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Confirmed with Ferdinand Gregorovius, Wanderjahre in Italien, Erster Band, Figuren. Geschichte, Leben und Scenerie aus Italien, Vierte Auflage, Leipzig: F.A. Brockhaus, 1874, page 306.

¹ Jenner: "Herrn"
² Jenner: "dich ewig lieben"

Text Authorship:

by Ferdinand Gregorovius (1821 - 1891), no title, appears in Wanderjahre in Italien, in Toscanische Melodieen, no. 2 [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]

Based on:

a text in Italian (Italiano) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist , Tuscan [text unavailable]
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by Gustav Jenner (1865 - 1920), "Wenn dein Bildnis wäre gemalet", op. 3 no. 4, published 1894 [ SSA chorus or vocal trio of three female voices with piano ], from Zwölf Gesänge für dreistimmigen Frauenchor (SSA) oder 3 einzelne Frauenstimmen mit Pianoforte, no. 4, Berlin, Schlesinger [sung text checked 1 time]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914) , no title, appears in Italienisches Liederbuch, in Rispetti, in Toscanisch, no. 61 ; composed by Hugo Wolf.
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "If your image were painted", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2009-08-28
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Word count: 58

If your image were painted

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

If your image were painted
And sent to the king of the heathens,
He would have paid for it with his treasures,
He would place his crown in your hand;
And would proclaim the teachings
Of the Lord Jesus in his kingdom,
And that the people should convert
And love [you]¹ as well;
All the heathens should convert
And love [you]¹ as well.

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¹ Jenner: "you eternally"

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Ferdinand Gregorovius (1821 - 1891), no title, appears in Wanderjahre in Italien, in Toscanische Melodieen, no. 2
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Based on:

a text in Italian (Italiano) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist , Tuscan [text unavailable]
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This text was added to the website: 2024-04-04
Line count: 10
Word count: 65