by Eduard Mörike (1804 - 1875)
Rosenzeit, wie schnell vorbei See original
Language: German (Deutsch)
Rosenzeit! wie schnell vorbei,
Schnell vorbei
Bist du doch gegangen!
Wär' mein Lieb' nur blieben treu,
Blieben treu,
Sollte mir nicht bangen.
Um die Ernte wohlgemut,
Wohlgemut
Schnitterrinnen singen.
Aber, ach! mir Mit krankem Blut,
Mit krankem Blut
Will's nicht mehr gelingen.
Schleiche so durch's Wiesental,
So durch's Tal,
Als im Traum verloren,
Nach dem Berg, da tausendmal,
Tausendmal,
Er mir Treue geschworen.
Oben auf des Hügels Rand,
Abgewandt,
Wein' ich bei der Linde;
An dem Hut mein Rosenband,
Von seiner Hand,
Spielet in dem Winde.
Note: the text was written for the novel Maler Nolten, in which it had the title "Refrain-Liedchen". In the 1877 version of the text, stanza 2, line 5, word 2 was "krankem" instead of "kranken".
Composition:
- Set to music by Émile Jacques-Dalcroze (1865 - 1950), "Rosenzeit, wie schnell vorbei", op. 14 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1892 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Fritzsch
Text Authorship:
- by Eduard Mörike (1804 - 1875), "Agnes", written 1831, first published 1838
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Agnes", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Time of roses! How quickly past", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Stéphane Goldet) (Pierre de Rosamel) , "Agnès", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Dr Huaixing Wang) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Agnese", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor], Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 24
Word count: 90