Es träumte mir, ich sei dir theuer | Es träumte mir

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Translation by Georg Friedrich Daumer (1800 - 1875)

Es träumte mir

Language: German (Deutsch) after the Spanish (Español)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FIN FRE ITA

Es träumte mir,
Ich sei dir teuer;
Doch zu erwachen
Bedurft' ich kaum.
Denn ach im Traume
Bereits empfand ich,
Es sei ein Traum.

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• J. Brahms • G. Jenner

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by Georg Friedrich Daumer (1800 - 1875), appears in Polydora, ein weltpoetisches Liederbuch, first published 1854 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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a text in Spanish (Español) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist [text unavailable]
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by Eduard Behm (1862 - 1946), "Spanisch", op. 17 (Acht Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 8, published 1899 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Ries & Erler [sung text not yet checked]
by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Es träumte mir", op. 57 (Acht Lieder und Gesänge) no. 3 (<<1871), published 1872, first performed 1872 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Rieter-Biedermann [sung text checked 1 time]
by Gustav Jenner (1865 - 1920), "Es träumte mir, ich sei dir theuer", op. 7 (Sechs Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1900 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel [sung text checked 1 time]

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Word count: 26