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Ach, ach, 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:
- Set to music by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Klosterfräulein", op. 61 (Vier Duette) no. 2 (1852) [ duet ]
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
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2003-10-13
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Word count: 66
Ach, ach, ik, arme kloosterzuster! O moeder, wat heb jij gedaan! Lente passeerde de tralies, En bracht mij geen bloempje zelfs aan! Ach, hoe ver, hoe ver hier onder, Twee schaapjes lopen in ’t dal! Geluk, o schaapjes! Je zag toch De lente voor d’ eerste maal! Ach, hoe ver, hoe ver hier boven, Twee vogels vliegen in rust! Geluk, o vogels! Je vliegt toch Naar huis, naar een beet’re kust!
Notes:
Singable for Brahms and Schumann. Modified 2014-11-11.
Stanza 3, line 4: Naar een: bij Schumann te zingen op twee achtsten.
Text Authorship:
- Singable translation from German (Deutsch) to Dutch (Nederlands) copyright © 2012 by Lau Kanen, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., please ask the copyright-holder(s) directly.
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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: 2013-01-18
Line count: 12
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