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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

Es warb ein schöner Jüngling
 (Sung text for setting by W. Lessmann)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Es warb ein schöner Jüngling 
Über einen breiten See, 
Um eine Königstochter,
Nach Liebe war ihm Weh. 

Ach Elslein, liebes Elslein,
Wie gern wär ich bei dir;
Nun fließt das tiefe Wasser
Wohl zwischen dir und mir.

Composition:

    Set to music by W. J. Otto Lessmann (1844 - 1918), "Es warb ein schöner Jüngling", op. 22 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1877 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Bote & Bock; note: the text is misattributed in the score to Mathilde Wesendonck

Text Authorship:

  • from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , no title

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This text was added to the website: 2020-05-02
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