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Ich armes Klosterfräulein! O Mutter! was hast du gemacht! Lenz ging am Gitter vorüber, Hat mir kein Blümlein gebracht. Ach, wie weit, weit dort unten Zwei Schäflein gehen im Tal! Viel Glück, ihr Schäflein, ihr seht ja Den Frühling zum erstenmal! Ach, wie weit, weit dort oben Zwei Vöglein fliegen in Ruh'! Viel Glück, ihr Vöglein, ihr flieget Der besseren Heimat zu!
Composition:
- Set to music by Rudolf Leberl (1884 - 1952), "Klosterfräulein", op. 22 (Zehn Lieder zur Gitarre nach Gedichten von Justinus Kerner) no. 2 (1923), published 2006 [ voice and guitar ], Frankfurt am Main: Laurentius-Musikverlag
Text Authorship:
- by Justinus (Andreas Christian) Kerner (1786 - 1862), "Klosterfräulein", appears in Gedichte, in Die lyrischen Gedichte, first published 1807
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Siân Goldthorpe) (Christian Stein) , "The young nun", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Hélas, hélas, moi petite nonne", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Giulio Cesare Barozzi) , "La monachella", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- POR Portuguese (Português) (Margarida Moreno) , "Freirinha", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2003-10-13
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Word count: 66
I, a poor young nun! Oh mother! what have you done! Spring passed by the latticework, Brought me not a single floweret. Ah, how far, far down below there Two lambs amble in the valley! Godspeed, ye lambs, for you are seeing Spring for the first time! Ah, how far, far above there Two birdlets are flying peacefully! Godspeed, ye birdlets, you are flying Toward the better homeland!
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2021 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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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Justinus (Andreas Christian) Kerner (1786 - 1862), "Klosterfräulein", appears in Gedichte, in Die lyrischen Gedichte, first published 1807
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This text was added to the website: 2021-09-04
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