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Mein hochgebornes Schätzelein,
Des Glockenthürmers Töchterlein,
Mahnt mich bei Nacht und Tage
Mit jedem Glockenschlage:
Gedenke mein! gedenke mein!
Mein hochgebornes Schätzelein,
Des Glockenthürmers Töchterlein,
Rufet zu jeder Stunde
Mich mit der Glocken Munde:
Ich harre dein, ich harre dein.
...
Mein hochgebornes Schätzelein,
Ist nicht hochmütig, und das ist fein;
Es kommt ja hin und wieder
Von seiner Höh' hernieder
Zu mir gestiegen im Mondenschein.
Mein hochgebornes Schätzelein,
Sprach gestern: Der alte Thurm fällt ein,
Man merkt es an seinem Schwanken,
Ich will in Lüften nicht wanken,
Will dein zu eb'ner Erde sein.
Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,2,5,6 of the original text.
Composition:
- Set to music by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Glockentürmers Töchterlein", RSW: Anh:L3 (1851), stanzas 1,2,5,6 [ mixed chorus ]
Text Authorship:
- by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866), no title, appears in Wanderung, in Anhang
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Het dochtertje van de klokkenluider", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Lawrence Snyder) , "The bell-ringer's daughter", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Melanie Trumbull , Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website: 2013-11-19
Line count: 30
Word count: 149
Mijn hooggeboor'ne, zeer bemind,
En klokkenluiders troetelkind,
Laat dag en nacht verbeten
Per klokslag aan mij weten:
"O, wees mijn vrind! O, wees mijn vrind!"
Mijn hooggeboor'ne, zeer bemind,
En klokkenluiders troetelkind,
Geeft mij elk uur een teken,
Zij laat de klokslag spreken:
"Ik wacht een hint! Ik wacht een hint!"
...
Mijn hooggeboor'ne, zeer bemind,
Is niet hoogmoedig -- ik ben niet blind -;
Zij neemt, ja, vaak de treden
Omlaag naar hier beneden,
Naar mij toekomend als 't maanlicht spint.
Mijn hooggeboor'ne, zeer bemind,
Sprak laatst: "De torenval begint,
Hij kraakt al in zijn flanken,
Ik wil daarboven niet wank'len,
'k Ga op de grond voor jou door 't lint."
Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,2,5,6 of the original text.
Text Authorship:
- Singable translation from German (Deutsch) to Dutch (Nederlands) copyright © 2013 by Lau Kanen, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., please ask the copyright-holder(s) directly.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866), no title, appears in Wanderung, in Anhang
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