There is a song circulating among the people

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by Anna (Nuhn) Ritter (1865 - 1921)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Es geht ein Liedchen im Volke

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG FRE

Es geht ein Liedchen im Volke,
Die Mädchen singen's zur Nacht,
Wenn unter den flüsternden Halmen
Im Felde die Sehnsucht erwacht.

Das Lied vom zerbrochenen Ringlein
Und von der Mühle im Grund,
Die Wasser wogten und rauschten,
Dem Burschen war gar so wund.

Ich sang's so oft mit den Andern,
Nun schleich' ich mich leise vorbei
Und berge das Haupt in den Händen:
"Das Ringlein sprang entzwei."

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• H. Avril • H. Hermann • M. von Kehler

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Confirmed with Anna Ritter, Gedichte, Leipzig: Verlag von A.G. Liebeskind, 1898, page 48.

Text Authorship:

by Anna (Nuhn) Ritter (1865 - 1921), "Das Ringlein sprang entzwei", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Das Ringlein sprang entzwei, no. 30 [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]

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There is a song circulating among the...

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Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

There is a song circulating among the people,
The girls sing it at night,
When, under the whispering stalks
In the field, yearning awakens.

The song of the broken ring
And of the mill in the vale,
The waters surged and swooshed,
The lad was oh, so heartsore.

I sang it so often with the others,
Now I creep quietly past them
And bury my head in my hands:
"My ring broke in two."

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Translations of title(s):
"Das Ringlein" = "The little ring"
"Das Ringlein brach entzwei" = "My little ringbroke in two"
"Das Ringlein sprang entzwei" = "My little ring broke in two"

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Anna (Nuhn) Ritter (1865 - 1921), "Das Ringlein sprang entzwei", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Das Ringlein sprang entzwei, no. 30
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