I, a poor young nun!

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by Justinus (Andreas Christian) Kerner (1786 - 1862)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Klosterfräulein

(Sung text for setting by J. Brahms)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG ENG FRE ITA POR

Ich armes Klosterfräulein!
O Mutter! was hast du gemacht!
Lenz ging am Gitter vorüber,
und hat mir kein Blümlein gebracht.

Ach, wie weit, weit hier unten
Zwei Schäflein gehen im Tal!
Viel Glück, ihr Schäflein, ihr sahet
Den Frühling zum erstenmal!

Ach, wie weit, weit hier oben
Zwei Vöglein fliegen in Ruh'!
Viel Glück, ihr Vöglein, ihr flieget
Der besseren Heimat zu!

Composition:

Johannes Brahms

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

Young nun

(Sung text translation for setting by J. Brahms)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

I, a poor young nun!
Oh mother! what have you done!
Spring passed by the latticework,
and brought me not a single floweret.

Ah, ah, how far, far down below here
Two lambs amble in the valley!
Godspeed, ye lambs, you saw
Spring for the first time!

Ah, ah, how far, far above here
Two birdlets are flying peacefully!
Godspeed, ye birdlets, you are flying
Toward the better homeland!

Text Authorship:

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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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