by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Wenn ich einst im stillen Grabe
Jahre lang verweilet habe,
Und du liesest diese Zeilen hier,
So weihe eine Thräne mir.

Note: There are two manuscripts for Lang's unpublished song: one from 1834 and a variant from 1845. Both were written for friends' albums.

Composition:

    Set to music by Josephine Lang (1815 - 1880), "In's Stammbuch", 1834 [ voice and piano ], unpublished

Text Authorship:

  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author ( Von einem Gendarmen! ) , "Mancherlei", subtitle: "Auszüge aus dem Schlierseer Fremdenbuche"

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , subtitle: "Extracts from the guest book in Schliersee", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2023-04-14
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Word count: 24