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by Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787 - 1862)

[No title]
 (Sung text for setting by R. Schumann)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG FRE
Der alte, graue König sitzt
Auf seiner Väter Throne;
Sein Mantel glänzt wie Abendrot,
Wie sinkende Sonne die Krone.

"Mein erster und mein zweiter Sohn!
Euch teil ich meine Lande.
Mein dritter Sohn, mein liebstes Kind!
Was laß ich dir zum Pfande?"

"Gib mir von allen Schätzen nur
Die alte, rost'ge Krone!
Gib mir drei Schiffe! so fahr ich hin
Und suche nach einem Throne."

Composition:

    Set to music by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), no title, op. 116 no. 1 (1851), published 1853 [ soli, chorus and orchestra ], from Der Königssohn, no. 1, Leipzig, Whistling

Text Authorship:

  • by Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787 - 1862), no title, appears in Der Königssohn, no. 1

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2011-01-18
Line count: 12
Word count: 67

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