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by Matthias Claudius (1740 - 1815)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Stand ein junges Veilchen auf der Weiden

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Stand ein junges Veilchen auf der Weiden,
Lieb und herzig, in sich, und bescheiden;
  Und ein wackrer Jüngling über Land
  Kam hin, da das Veilchen stand.
Und er sah das Veilchen auf der Weiden,
Lieb und herzig, in sich, und bescheiden;
  Sah es an mit Liebe und mit Lust,
  Wünscht es sich an seine Brust.
Heute wird das Blümchen ihm gegeben,
Daß er's trag' an seiner Brust durchs Leben!
  Und ein Kreis von edlen Menschen steht
  Ernst und feiert mit Gebet.
Seid denn glücklich! Gott mit Euch, Ihr Beide!
Seine »Sonn' am Himmel« schein' Euch Freude;
  Und in Eurer Freud', in Eurem Schmerz
Seine »bessre« Euch ins Herz!

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• J. Lang

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Confirmed with Matthias Claudius Sämtliche Werke. Gedichte. Prosa. Briefe in Auswahl, Berlin, Darmstadt, Wien: Deutsche Buch-Gemeinschaft, 1958, page 584.

Text Authorship:

by Matthias Claudius (1740 - 1815), "Hochzeitlied" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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

by Josephine Lang (1815 - 1880), "Hochzeitsgesang", op. 43 (Fünf Gesänge für 1 mittlere Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1879 [ medium voice and piano ], Stuttgart, Ebner [sung text checked 1 time]
by Richard Ferdinand Würst (1824 - 1881), "Hochzeitlied", op. 29 (Drei Lieder für tiefe Stimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1855 [ low voice and piano ], Berlin, Bahn [sung text not yet checked]

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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Wedding song", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2006-12-13
Line count: 16
Word count: 112

Wedding song

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

A young violet was blooming on the meadow,
It was dear and sweet, contained within itself, and modest;
  A valiant young man came along
  To the spot where the violet stood.
And he saw the violet on the meadow,
Dear and sweet, contained within itself, and modest;
  He looked upon it with love and joy,
  Wished that he could wear it upon his breast.
Today the little flower is to be given to him,
That he may wear it upon his breast throughout his life!
  And a circle of noble people is standing
  Solemnly and celebrating this event with prayer.
So be happy then!  May God be with the both of you!
May His "sun in the heavens" shine happiness down upon you;
  And in your joy, in your sorrow
  May His "better" sun shine into your hearts!

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Translated titles:
"Hochzeitlied" = "Wedding song"
"Hochzeitsgesang" = "Wedding song"

Text Authorship:

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Matthias Claudius (1740 - 1815), "Hochzeitlied"
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This text was added to the website: 2006-12-13
Line count: 16
Word count: 142