Ich hab die Nacht geträumet
Wohl einen schweren Traum;
Es wuchs in meinem Garten
Ein Rosmarinenbaum.

 ... 

Die Blüten tät ich sammeln
In einen gold'nen Krug;
Der fiel mir aus den Händen,
Daß er in Stücken schlug.

D'raus sah ich Perlen rinnen
Und Tröpflein rosenrot.
Was mag der Traum bedeuten?
Ach Liebster, bist du tot?

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,3-4 of the original text.

Composition:

Set to music by Heinrich von Herzogenberg (1843 - 1900), "Schwerer Traum", op. 8 (Neun Volkslieder für eine Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 2, published 1870, stanzas 1,3-4 [ voice and piano ], Wien, Gotthard

Text Authorship:

• from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , no title, first published 1855

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

• CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• ENG English (Laura Stanfield Prichard) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Alberto Pedrotti , Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor] , Melanie Trumbull , Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 80