Ich hab'  im Kreise der Lieben
  In duftigem Grase geruht,
Und mir ein Liedlein gesungen,
  Und alles war hübsch und gut.
Hab' einsam auch mich gehärmet
  In bangem, düsterem Muth,
Und habe wieder gesungen,
 ... 

Note: Speyer has a typo in stanza 4, line 2, word 5 ("that" instead of "thut").

Composition:

Set to music by Josephine Lang (1815 - 1880), no title, c1867, lines 1-7 [ voice and piano ], unpublished, incomplete (only voice part written down, but empty staves left for the piano part)

Text Authorship:

• by Adelbert von Chamisso (1781 - 1838), "Frisch gesungen", appears in Lieder und lyrisch epische Gedichte, first published 1829

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

• ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Vigorously sung", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Word count: 90