by Anonymous / Unidentified Author and sometimes misattributed to William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)
Translation by August Wilhelm Schlegel (1767 - 1845)
They bore him barefaced on the bier
Language: English
Our translations: HEB
They bore him barefaced on the bier; Hey non nonny, nonny, hey nonny; And in his grave rain'd many a tear:-- Fare you well, my dove!
About the headline (FAQ)
View text with all available footnotesThese words are sung by Ophelia in Shakespeare's play Hamlet, Act IV, Scene 5, but they are probably not by Shakespeare.
Text Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, no title, appears in Hamlet [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
- sometimes misattributed to William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)
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This text was added to the website: 2005-12-28
Line count: 4
Word count: 27
Sie trugen ihn auf der Bahre bloß
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Language: German (Deutsch) after the English
Our translations: ITA
Sie trugen ihn auf der Bahre bloß,
He non nonni, nonni, he nonni!
Und manche Trän' fiel in Grabes Schoß --
Fahr wohl, meine Taube!
Ihr müßt singen: «'Nunter, hinunter!
Und ruft ihr ihn 'nunter.»
O wie das Rad dazu klingt!
Es ist der falsche Verwalter,
Der seines Herrn Tochter stahl.
Denn traut lieb Fränzel ist all meine Lust.
Und kommt er nicht mehr zurück?
Und kommt er nicht mehr zurück?
Er ist Tot, o weh!
In dein Todesbett geh,
Er kommt ja nimmer zurück.
Sein Bart war so weiß wie Schnee,
Sein Haupt dem Flachse gleich:
Er ist hin, er ist hin,
Und kein Leid bringt Gewinn:
Gott helf' ihm ins Himmelreich!
J. Brahms sets stanzas 1-3 in (at least) one setting - see below for more information
J. Brahms sets stanzas 4-5 in (at least) one setting - see below for more information
About the headline (FAQ)
View text with all available footnotesText Authorship:
- by August Wilhelm Schlegel (1767 - 1845), no title [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in English by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist , no title, appears in Hamlet and misattributed to William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)
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Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
This text was added to the website: 2008-08-09
Line count: 20
Word count: 117