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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)
Translation by Ludwig Aigner (1840 - 1909), as Lajos Abafi

Wär' ich ein Röslein schön
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Hungarian (Magyar) 
Wär' ich ein Röslein schön, 
Ich würde bald vergehn; 
Mich sähe Niemand an, 
Mich liebte Niemand dann.  

Nenn' mich kein Röslein drum, 
Noch eine andre Blum': 
Die holden Röslein all 
Versengt der Sonne Strahl.  

Ja, wenn es könnte sein,  
Ein Täubchen wollt' ich sein; 
Wo flög ich dann nicht hin, 
Könnt' ich auf Flügeln ziehn.  

Kein Röslein will ich sein, 
Kein Täubchen zart und fein; 
Ich will, Herzliebster mein, 
Dein nur sein ganz allein.

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Lajos Abafi, Ungarische Volksdichtungen, Pest: Ludwig Aigner, 1873, page 7. Appears in Volkslieder, no. 9.


Text Authorship:

  • by Ludwig Aigner (1840 - 1909), as Lajos Abafi, no title, appears in Ungarische Volksdichtungen, in Volkslieder, no. 9 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Based on:

  • a text in Hungarian (Magyar) from Volkslieder (Folksongs)  [text unavailable]
    • Go to the text page.

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Paul Umlauft (1853 - 1934), "Wär' ich ein Röslein schön", op. 3 no. 4, published 1879 [ voice and piano ], from Vier Mazurken für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 4, Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this page: Melanie Trumbull

This text was added to the website: 2021-04-11
Line count: 16
Word count: 74

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