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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)
Translation by Josef Wenzig (1807 - 1876)

Der zerbrochene Krug
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Czech (Čeština) 
Wollt' 'ne Maid um Wasser geh'n,
Trug 'nen Krug, der war so schön.
Stieg ein Herr vorbei,
Brach den Krug entzwei.

Text Authorship:

  • by Josef Wenzig (1807 - 1876), "Der zerbrochene Krug", appears in Westslawischer Märchenschatz, first published 1857 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Based on:

  • a text in Czech (Čeština) from Volkslieder (Folksongs)  [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 Alexander Winterberger (1834 - 1914), "Der zerbrochene Krug", op. 66 no. 3, published 1876 [ vocal duet for female voices and piano ], from Sechs slavische Volkspoesien für 2 Frauenstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 3, Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Alexander Winterberger (1834 - 1914), "Der zerbrochene Krug", op. 48 (Fünf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1876 [ soprano and piano ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2012-02-27
Line count: 4
Word count: 21

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