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Mein Lieb ist eine rothe Ros', Die frisch am Stocke glüht; [Eine rothe, rothe Ros'! mein Lieb]1 Ist wie ein süßes Lied! Mein Lieb, so schmuck und schön du bist, So sehr auch lieb' ich dich; Bis daß die See verlaufen ist, [Süße Dirne]2, lieb' ich dich! Bis daß die See verlaufen ist, [Und]3 der Fels zerschmilzt, mein Kind, [Und stets, mein Lieb,]4 so lang mein Blut In meinen Adern rinnt! Leb' wohl, leb' wohl, mein einzig Lieb! Leb' wohl auf kurze Zeit! [Leb' wohl! ich kehr',]5 und wär' ich auch Zehntausend Meilen weit!
About the headline (FAQ)
View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Gedichte von Ferdinand Freiligrath, Siebente (der Miniatur-Ausgabe zweite) Auflage, Stuttgart und Tübingen, J. G. Cotta'scher Verlag, 1844, page 435.
1 Gumbert: "und eine rothe Ros', mein Lieb,"2 Gumbert: "mein Mädchen"
3 omitted by Gumbert
4 Gumbert: "und immerdar"
5 Gumbert: "Ich kehr' zurück"
Text Authorship:
- by Ferdinand Freiligrath (1810 - 1876), no title, appears in Gedichte, in Robert Burns. Elf Lieder [later 13 Lieder], no. 6[8], first published 1836 [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Scottish (Scots) by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796)
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Robert Franz (1815 - 1892), "Mein Lieb ist eine rote Ros'", op. 31 (Sechs Gesänge) no. 3, published 1858 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Senff [sung text not yet checked]
- by Peter Gast (1854 - 1918), "Mein Lieb ist eine rothe Ros'", op. 9 (Fünf Lieder für Tenor mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 4, published 1900 [ tenor and piano ], Leipzig, Hofmeister [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Christian Heinrich) Karl Grammann (1842 - 1897), "Mein Lieb ist eine rothe Ros'", op. 36 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 2, published 1882 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Klemm [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ferdinand Gumbert (1818 - 1896), "Mein Lieb ist eine rothe Ros'", op. 65 (5 Lieder für Sopran (oder Tenor) mit Pianoforte) no. 5, published 1854 [ soprano or tenor and piano ], Leipzig, Siegel [sung text checked 1 time]
- by O. Heller , "Mein Lieb ist eine rothe Ros'", op. 6 no. 3 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Hohfeld (flourished 1884-1895), "Mein Lieb' ist eine rote Ros'", published 1884 [ voice and piano ], from Lieder und Gesänge, no. 10, Mainz: Kittlitz-Schott [sung text not yet checked]
- by Eduard Lassen (1830 - 1904), "Mein Lieb' ist eine rothe Ros'", published 1864 [ four-part men's chorus a cappella ], from 12 Lieder für vierstimmigen Männergesang, no. 9, Weimar, Kühn [sung text not yet checked]
- by Heinrich August Marschner (1795 - 1861), "Mein Lieb ist eine rothe Ros'", op. 103 ([Sieben] Lieder nach Rob. Burns von F. Freiligrath für Sopran oder Tenor) no. 7, published 1838 [ soprano or tenor and piano ], Mainz, Schott [sung text not yet checked]
- by Elise Schmezer (1810 - 1856), "Rothe Rose", op. 4 (Lieder, Romanzen und Balladen für Tenor, Erstes Heft der Gesänge) no. 2, published 1850 [ tenor and piano ], Magdeburg: Heinrichshofen [sung text not yet checked]
- by Malvina Schnorr von Carolsfeld (1825 - 1904), "Mein Lieb ist eine rothe Ros'", published 1885 [ voice and piano ], from Fünf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 3, Braunschweig, Bauer [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GRE Greek (Ελληνικά) [singable] (Christakis Poumbouris) , "Η π’ αγαπώ ’ν’ τριαντάφυλλο", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor] , Harry Joelson
This text was added to the website: 2011-03-16
Line count: 16
Word count: 94
My love is a red rose That glows dewily upon the bush; [A red, red rose! My love]1 Is like a sweet song! My love, as picture-perfect and beautiful you are, So much do I love you; Until the sea has drained, [Sweet]2 maiden, I shall love you! Until the sea has drained, [And the]3 rock dissolved, my child, [And unfailingly, my love,]4 as long as my blood Courses through my veins! Farewell, farewell, my only love! Farewell for a short time! [Farewell, I shall return,]5 even though I were Ten thousand miles away!
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View original text (without footnotes)Translations of title(s):
"Mein Lieb' ist eine rote Ros'" = "My love is a red rose"
"Mein Lieb ist eine rothe Ros'" = "My love is a red rose"
"Rothe Rose" = "Red rose"
2 Gumbert: "My"
3 Gumbert: "the"
4 Gumbert: "And evermore"
5 Gumbert: "I shall come back"
Text Authorship:
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Ferdinand Freiligrath (1810 - 1876), no title, appears in Gedichte, in Robert Burns. Elf Lieder [later 13 Lieder], no. 6[8], first published 1836
Based on:
- a text in Scottish (Scots) by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796)
This text was added to the website: 2022-08-13
Line count: 16
Word count: 94