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Ich weiß ein Blümlein hold und licht, Ein Blümlein roth und weiß, Ein schöner Blümlein find ich nicht Im ganzen Erdenkreis. O Blümelein, o Blümelein, Ich möcht' so gerne bei dir sein! Laßt mich zu meinem Blümlein hin, Ich hab' es gar so lieb, Es hanget wohl ein Thrän'lein drin, Weil ich so lange blieb. O Blümelein, o Blümelein, O könnt' ich immer bei dir sein! [Wenn ich vor meinem Blümlein steh', Falt' ich die Hände fromm, Und bet', daß von des Himmels Höh' Ein Engel zu ihm komm'. O Blümelein, o Blümelein, Ich möcht' ja immer bei dir sein!]1
F. Kulling sets stanzas 1-2, 4
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View original text (without footnotes)1 Kulling:
Und wenn ich einst gestorben bin Und's Blümlein um mich weint, O dann auf meinen Hügel hin Pflanzt es -- mit mir vereint. Im Auferstehungs Morgenschein Will ich bei meinem Blümlein sein.
Text Authorship:
- possibly by Julius Schanz (1828 - 1902) [author's text not yet checked 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 Franz Wilhelm Abt (1819 - 1885), "Das Blümlein", op. 151 (3 Lieder für eine Stimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1857 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Senff [sung text not yet checked]
- by Johannes Feyhl (1833 - 1905), "Ich weiss ein Blümlein" [ four-part men's chorus a cappella ], Leipzig-Reudnitz: Rühle [sung text not yet checked]
- by Max Franke , "Das Blümelein", op. 6 [ four-part men's chorus a cappella ], Langenbielau: Stiebler [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ferdinand Gumbert (1818 - 1896), "Mein Blümlein", op. 81 (5 Lieder für Sopran (oder Tenor) mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1857 [ soprano or tenor and piano ], Berlin, Schlesinger [sung text not yet checked]
- by Rudolph Häsermann (1842 - 1898), "Das Blümelein" [ four-part men's chorus a cappella ], confirmed with Sammlung von Volksgesängen für den Männerchor, zweiter Band, zehnte Stereotyp-Ausgabe, ed. by Gustav Weber, Zürich: Zürcherische Liederbuchanstalt, 1892, song no. 187, pages 385 - 387. Author identified as "L. Schanz." [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Carl Isenmann (1839 - 1889), "Ich weiss ein Blümlein", op. 15 (Vier Gesänge für 4 Männerstimme) no. 3, published 1879 [ vocal quartet for male voices a cappella ], Schleusingen, Glaser [sung text not yet checked]
- by Friedrich Gustav Jansen (1831 - 1910), "Das Blümelein", op. 38 no. 6, published 1881 [ vocal quartet for male voices ], Leipzig, Leuckart [sung text not yet checked]
- by Franz Albert Kulling (flourished 1875-1895), "Das Blümlein", op. 36, published 1875, stanzas 1-2,4 [ voice and piano ], Philadelphia, PA: Louis Meyer [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Müller (b. 1835), "Das Blümlein", op. 92 (Vier Lieder für vierstimmigen Männerchor ) no. 1, published 1873 [ four-part men's chorus a cappella ], Leipzig, Schuberth & Co. [sung text not yet checked]
- by Bernhard Rollfuss (1837 - 1904), "Das Blümlein", op. 4 (Vier Lieder für Sopran oder Tenor mit Begleitung des Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1859 [ soprano or tenor and piano ], Leipzig, Bock [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ch. Wittenberg , "Ich weiss ein Blümelein", op. 1 (Zwei Lieder für Sopran (oder Tenor) mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 1, published 1882 [ soprano or tenor and piano ], Bremen, Fischer [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Michael P Rosewall) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Melanie Trumbull
This text was added to the website: 2021-03-24
Line count: 18
Word count: 101
I know a little flower, tender and bright, A little flower – red and white, A more beautiful flower I cannot find In the entire earth. O little flower, O little flower, I would so like to be with you! Allow me to go to my little flower, I love it so very much, A tear probably hangs from it, Because I have tarried so long. O little flower, O little flower, O if I could be with you always! Were I to stand before my little flower, I would clasp my hands devoutly, And pray that, from heaven’s heights, An angel might come to it. O little flower, O little flower, I would truly like to be with you always!
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Translations of title(s):
"Das Blümelein" = "The Little Fllower"
"Das Blümlein" = "The Little Flower"
"Ich weiss ein Blümelein" = "I know a little flower"
"Ich weiss ein Blümlein" = "I know a little flower"
"Mein Blümlein" = "My little flower"
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2024 by Michael P Rosewall, (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) possibly by Julius Schanz (1828 - 1902)
This text was added to the website: 2024-07-11
Line count: 18
Word count: 121