What reason have I to be happy | What reason have I to be happy

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by Anna (Nuhn) Ritter (1865 - 1921)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Was soll mich denn freuen

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Was soll mich denn freuen,
Ich hab' ja kein' Schatz!
Es steh'n zwei Cypressen
Auf dämmerndem Platz.

Darunter, da liegt er,
Von Blumen bedeckt,
Da schläft er so tief
Daß kein Rufen ihn weckt.

Text Authorship:

by Anna (Nuhn) Ritter (1865 - 1921) [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 Marie Charlotte Henriette von Kehler (1822 - 1882), "Was soll mich denn freuen", op. 17 (Lieder-Album. 12 Dichtungen für 1 mittlere Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1899 [ medium voice and piano ], Kassel, Kuprions Nachf. [sung text checked 1 time]

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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "What reason have I to be happy", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2023-11-02
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Word count: 34

What reason have I to be happy

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

What reason have I to be happy,
For I have no beloved!
Two cypresses stand
Upon a twilit spot.

He lies under them,
Covered with flowers,
There he sleeps so deeply
That no calling can wake him.

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This text was added to the website: 2024-01-19
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