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Ein Veilchen auf der Wiese stand, Gebückt in sich und unbekannt; Es war ein herzigs Veilchen. Da kam eine junge Schäferin Mit leichtem Schritt und muntrem Sinn Daher, daher, Die Wiese her, und sang. Ach! denkt das Veilchen, wär ich nur Die schönste Blume der Natur, Ach, nur ein kleines Weilchen, Bis mich das Liebchen abgepflückt Und an dem Busen matt gedrückt! Ach nur, ach nur Ein Viertelstündchen lang! Ach! aber ach! das Mädchen kam Und nicht in Acht das Veilchen nahm, Zertrat das arme Veilchen. Es sank und starb und freut' sich noch: Und sterb' ich denn, so sterb' ich doch Durch sie, durch sie, Zu ihren Füßen doch.
Note for Stanza 1, line 5: "muntrem" is often modernized to "munterm"
Composition:
- Set to music by Friedrich Ludwig Æmelius Kunzen (1761 - 1817), "Ein Veilchen auf der Wiese stand" [ voice and piano or organ ], from Weisen und lyrische Gesänge, no. 36
Text Authorship:
- by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Das Veilchen", appears in Erwin und Elmire
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- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Het viooltje", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Walter Meyer) , "A violet stood upon the lea", copyright © 1996, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English [singable] (Leon Malinofsky) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "La violette", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "La violetta", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- NOR Norwegian (Bokmål) (Marianne Beate Kielland) , "Fiolen", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Elisa Rapado) , "Una pequeña violeta vivía sobre la pradera", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Elisa Rapado) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Line count: 21
Word count: 114
En fiol stod på engen, med bøyd hode og ganske anonym; Det var en elskverdig fiol. Da kom det en ung gjeterinne med lette skritt og et muntert sinn dit hen, din hen, bortover engen og sang. Akk! Tenkte fiolen, var jeg bare naturens vakreste blomst, akk, kun for en liten stund, inntil den kjæreste hadde plukket meg og trykket meg til sitt bryst! Akk kun, akk kun et lite kvarter! Akk, men akk, jenta kom og la ikke merke til fiolen, men tråkket på den stakkars fiolen. Den sank og døde, men gledet seg ennå: Skal jeg så dø, så dør jeg jo gjennom henne, ja gjennom henne, og allikevel ved hennes føtter.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Norwegian (Bokmål) copyright © 2009 by Marianne Beate Kielland, (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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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Das Veilchen", appears in Erwin und Elmire
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This text was added to the website: 2009-06-26
Line count: 21
Word count: 114