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by Wilhelmine Gräfin Wickenburg-Almasy (1845 - 1890)

"Es war einmal", so spricht die Märchenfrau
 (Sung text for setting by B. von Brukenthal)
 See base text
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG FRE
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„Es war einmal“, so spricht die Märchenfrau,
Und aus vergang'ner Zeiten Dämmergrau
Reicht sie der Kinderschar
Die gold'nen Schätze dar.

Auch ich erzähl' in trüber Einsamkeit
Mir schöne Mären aus vergangner Zeit
Und sprech in Sehnsuchtsqual 
Ganz leis: „Es war einmal.“

Es war einmal und wird nicht wieder sein.
O Lust und Kraft, und Sang und Sonnenschein,
Ihr winkt von ferne her,
Ein Märchen und nicht mehr.

Composition:

    Set to music by Bertha von Brukenthal (1846 - 1908), ""Es war einmal", so spricht die Märchenfrau", published 1895 [ voice and piano ], Wien, Gutmann

Text Authorship:

  • by Wilhelmine Gräfin Wickenburg-Almasy (1845 - 1890)

See other settings of this text.

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Iain Sneddon) , "Once upon a time", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Il était une fois", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor] , Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2013-02-08
Line count: 12
Word count: 69

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