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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)
Translation possibly by Karl Julius Schröer (1825 - 1900)

Das Heidekind
 (Sung text for setting by H. Schäffer)
 Matches base text
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the German (Deutsch) 
Wär' ich geblieben doch auf meiner Haiden,
da hätt' ich nichts verspürts von all den Leiden!
Wär' ich daheim doch nur, wär' ich geblieben,
da hätt ich nichts gewusst von all dem Lieben.
Bleiben, ach, darf ich nicht und kann nicht scheiden!
Wär' ich geblieben sich auf meiner Haiden!

Note: the attribution to Schröer comes from the Schäffer score and also from the Kistner catalogue of 1894 (just the surname is given).

Composition:

    Set to music by Hermann Schäffer (1829 - 1900), "Das Heidekind" [ voice and piano ]

Text Authorship:

  • possibly by Karl Julius Schröer (1825 - 1900) [an adaptation]

Based on:

  • a text in German (Deutsch) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Reue", Volksweise
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Researcher for this page: Peter Donderwinkel

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 6
Word count: 49

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