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Weh', Windchen, [weh', Windchen,]1 Über Berg und über Thal! Weh' die Wolken vom Himmel, Dass die Sonne uns strahl'.2
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View text without footnotesConfirmed with Am Fenster in Bildern und Versen von Kate Greenaway, der deutsche Text von Käthe Freiligrath-Kroeker, München: Theodor Stroefers Kunstverlag, [1880], page 23.
1 Frank: "weh' "2 Frank adds:
Komm, Schäfchen, komm, Folg' nur immer meiner Hand! Sollst ein Kränzlein haben Und von Seide ein Band.
Text Authorship:
- by Kate Freiligrath Kroeker (1845 - 1904), no title, appears in Am Fenster in Bildern und Versen von Kate Greenaway [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in English by Catherine "Kate" Greenaway (1846 - 1901), no title, appears in Under the Window: Pictures & Rhymes for Children, first published 1879
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Ernst Frank (1847 - 1889), "Weh', Windchen, weh'", op. 16 no. 3, published 1882 [ vocal duet for soprano and alto with piano ], from Fünf Duette aus "Am Fenster" in Bildern und Versen von Kate Greenaway für Sopran und Alt mit Pianoforte, no. 3, Leipzig, Kistner [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Blow, little wind, blow", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2020-05-30
Line count: 4
Word count: 21
Blow, little wind, [blow, little wind,1 Over mountain and over valley! Blow the clouds from the sky So that the sun may shine for us.2
1 Frank: "blow"
2 Frank adds:
Come, little sheep, come, Only always follow my hand! You shall have a little wreath And a ribbon of silk.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2024 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 Kate Freiligrath Kroeker (1845 - 1904), no title, appears in Am Fenster in Bildern und Versen von Kate Greenaway
Based on:
- a text in English by Catherine "Kate" Greenaway (1846 - 1901), no title, appears in Under the Window: Pictures & Rhymes for Children, first published 1879
This text was added to the website: 2024-09-29
Line count: 4
Word count: 27