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by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874)

Meine Freude war die Rose
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Meine Freude war die Rose,
Aber ach! sie blüht nicht mehr:
Meine Hoffnung ist verschwunden,
Meine Welt ist freudenleer.

Für die Freuden fand ich Schmerzen,
Leiden fand ich für das Glück.
Meine Rose schwand und ließ mir
Nichts als Dornen nur zurück.

Rosen bringt der Frühling wieder,
Aber meine Rose nie.
Blüht, ihr Mädchen, wie die Rosen!
Niemals blühet ihr, wie sie.

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•   F. Hegar 

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Text Authorship:

  • by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874), "Meine Freude war die Rose", appears in Lyrische Gedichte, in Liebesleben [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 Friedrich Hegar (1841 - 1927), "Meine Freude war die Rose", op. 7 (Vier Lieder) no. 2, published 1874 [ mezzo-soprano or baritone, piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by M. Lederer , "Meine Freude war die Rose", published 1876 [ low voice and piano ], from Vier Lieder für 1 tiefe Stimme mit Pianoforte, no. 2, Wien, Gutmann  [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Rudolf Radecke (1829 - 1893), "Meine Freude war die Rose", op. 11 (Vier Lieder) no. 4 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Challier [sung text not yet checked]

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This text was added to the website: 2009-01-19
Line count: 12
Word count: 63

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