Wenn all die Welt Ruhe hat, nur ich alleine schlafe nicht ein. Das kommt von einer schönen Fraue, der möcht ich lieb von Herzen sein. All meine Freude steht an ihr. Wie soll des Jammers werden Rat? Ich werd' d'ran sterben. Warum liess Gott mir armen Mann zur Qual sie werden?
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Note: this is a translation of the third stanza of the original.
Composition:
- Set to music by Adolf Schreiber (1881 - 1920), "Minnelied" [ voice and piano ], from Zehn Lieder für Gesang und Klavier, no. 5
Text Authorship:
- by Will Vesper (1882 - 1962), no title, first published 1906 [an adaptation]
Based on:
- a text in Mittelhochdeutsch by Dietmar von Aiste (flourished c1139 - before 1171)
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Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor] , Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website: 2016-06-15
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