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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Translation by Will Vesper (1882 - 1962)

Es ist ein Schnee gefallen
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Mittelhochdeutsch 
Es ist ein Schnee gefallen, 
und ist es doch nit Zeit, 
man wirft mich mit den Ballen, 
der Weg ist mir verschneit.   

Mein Haus hat keinen Giebel, 
es ist mir worden alt, 
zerbrochen sind die Riegel,  
mein Stüblein ist mir kalt.  

Ach Lieb, laß Dichs erbarmen, 
daß ich so elend bin, 
und schließ mich in Dein Arme! 
So fährt die Winter hin. 

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Confirmed with Die Bücher der Rose, erster Band: Die Ernte aus acht Jahrhunderten deutsche Lyrik, ed. by Will Vesper, Düsseldorf & Leipzig: W. Langewiesche-Brandt, 1906, page 54.


Text Authorship:

  • by Will Vesper (1882 - 1962), no title [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Based on:

  • a text in Mittelhochdeutsch by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist  [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 Walter Courvoisier (1875 - 1931), "Es ist ein Schnee gefallen", op. 23 (Sieben alte deutsche Gedichte) no. 7 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this page: Melanie Trumbull

This text was added to the website: 2021-11-11
Line count: 12
Word count: 62

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