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Zwei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte , opus 20

by Oscar Meyer (1865 - 1935)

Translations available for the entire opus: ENG 

1. Ein kleines Lied  [sung text not yet checked]

Language: German (Deutsch) 
  Ein kleines Lied, wie geht's nur an,
Daß man so lieb es haben kann,
Was liegt darin? erzähle!

  Es liegt darin ein wenig Klang,
Ein wenig Wohllaut und Gesang
Und eine ganze Seele.

Text Authorship:

  • by Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach (1830 - 1916), "Ein kleines Lied", appears in Aphorismen, Parabeln, Märchen und Gedichte

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Gary Bachlund) , "A little song", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English [singable] (Walter A. Aue) , "A little song", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Confirmed with Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach Gesammelte Schriften , Erster Band, Aphorismen. Parabeln, Märchen und Gedichte, Berlin: Verlag von Gebrüder Paetel, 1893, p. 185.


2. Bettlerliebe  [sung text not yet checked]

Language: German (Deutsch) 
O laß mich nur von ferne stehn
Und [hangen]1 stumm an deinem Blick;
Du bist so jung, du bist so schön,
Aus deinen Augen lacht das Glück.
[Und]2 ich so arm, so müde schon,
Ich habe nichts, [was]3 dich gewinnt.
O, wär' ich doch ein Königssohn
Und du ein arm', [verlor'nes]4 Kind!

Text Authorship:

  • by Theodor Storm (1817 - 1888), "Bettlerliebe"

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Michael P Rosewall) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "L'amour mendiant", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Note: Reger SW lists this as "Dichter[in] unbekannt" (unknown poet)
1 Reger: "hängen"
2 Franckenstein: "Doch"
3 Reger: "das"
4 Franckenstein: "verlassen"

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