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by Johann Georg Jacobi (1740 - 1814)

Die Veilchen
 (Sung text for setting by J. Lang)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Sagt, wo sind die Veilchen hin?
Die so freudig glänzten,
Und der Blumen-Königinn sic
Ihren Weg bekränzten?
     "Jüngling, ach! Der Lenz entflieht:
     "Diese Veilchen sind verblüht!"

Sagt, wo sind die Rosen hin?
Die wir singend pflückten,
Als sich Hirt' und Schäferinn
Hut und Busen schmückten?
     "Mädchen, ach! Der Sommer flieht:
     "Diese Rosen sind verblüht!"

Führe denn zum Bächlein mich,
Das die Veilchen tränkte;
Das mit leisem Murmeln sich,
In die Thäler senkte.
     "Luft und Sonne glühten sehr:
     "Jenes Bächlein ist nicht mehr!"

 ... 

Composition:

    Set to music by Josephine Lang (1815 - 1880), "Die Veilchen", op. 4 (Vier deutsche Lieder) no. 2, published 1833, stanzas 1-3 [ voice and piano ], note: originally published without opus; designated in 1867 as opus 4 ; München und Bern: Joseph Aibl

Text Authorship:

  • by Johann Georg Jacobi (1740 - 1814), "Nach einem alten Lied"

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 36
Word count: 167

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