Translation by Josef Wenzig (1807 - 1876)
Die Boten der Liebe
Language: German (Deutsch) after the Czech (Čeština)
Wie viel schon der Boten Flogen die Pfade Vom Wäldchen herunter, Boten der Treu; Trugen mir Briefchen Dort aus der Ferne, Trugen mir Briefchen Vom Liebsten herbei? Wie viel schon der Lüftchen Wehten vom Morgen, Wehten bis Abends So schnell ohne Ruh; Trugen mir Küßchen Vom kühligen Wasser, Trugen mir Küßchen Vom Liebsten herzu? Wie wiegten die Ährchen Auf grünenden Bergen, Wie wiegten die Ährchen Auf Feldern sich leis; "Mein goldenes Liebchen," Lispelten alle, "Mein goldenes Liebchen, Ich lieb' dich so heiß!"
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Text Authorship:
- by Josef Wenzig (1807 - 1876), "Die Boten der Liebe", appears in Slawische Volkslieder, in 1. Böhmische Volkslieder, first published 1830 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Czech (Čeština) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) [text unavailable]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Die Boten der Liebe", op. 61 (Vier Duette) no. 4 [ vocal duet ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Alexander Winterberger (1834 - 1914), "Die Boten der Liebe", op. 59 no. 5, published 1877 [ vocal duet for 2 female voices with piano ], from Zehn deutsche und slavische Volkspoesien für 2 Frauenstimmen mit Pianoforte, no. 5, Leipzig, Kahnt [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Els missatgers de l’amor", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "De boden der liefde", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Siân Goldthorpe) (Christian Stein) , "The messengers of love", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Les messagers de l'amour", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Giulio Cesare Barozzi) , "I messaggeri dell'amore", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Siân Goldthorpe
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