Life at the mill | When I see her sitting at the brook

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by Wilhelm Müller (1794 - 1827)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Das Mühlenleben

(Sung text for setting by J. Lang)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Seh' ich sie am Bache sitzen,
Wenn sie Fliegennetze strickt,
Oder Sonntags für die Fenster
Frische Wiesenblumen pflückt;

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Note: the text above is taken from stanza 1 of the original text.

Composition:

Josephine Lang

Text Authorship:

by Wilhelm Müller (1794 - 1827), "Das Mühlenleben", appears in Gedichte aus den hinterlassenen Papieren eines reisenden Waldhornisten 1, in Die schöne Müllerin, no. 8, first published 1821

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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Life at the mill", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Life at the mill

(Sung text translation for setting by J. Lang)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

When I see her sitting at the brook,
Knitting her fly nets,
Or on Sundays when for the windows
She picks fresh meadow flowers;

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Note: the text above is taken from stanza 1 of the original text.

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2016 by Sharon Krebs, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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a text in German (Deutsch) by Wilhelm Müller (1794 - 1827), "Das Mühlenleben", appears in Gedichte aus den hinterlassenen Papieren eines reisenden Waldhornisten 1, in Die schöne Müllerin, no. 8, first published 1821
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This text was added to the website: 2016-09-14
Line count: 40
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