Translation by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914)
Language: German (Deutsch) after the Italian (Italiano)
Geh, zartes Blatt, geh armes Brieflein hin! Geh, such' die Blume aller Lieblichkeiten! Geh, such' mir jene hohe Königin, Um deren Haupt sich Liebespalmen breiten.
Composition:
- Set to music by Hermann (Gustav) Goetz (1840 - 1876), no title, op. 4 no. 2 (1866), published 1869 [ soprano or tenor and piano ], from Rispetti: Sechs Italienische Volksgesänge, no. 2, Leipzig, Rieter-Biedermann
Text Authorship:
- by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), no title, appears in Italienisches Liederbuch, in Rispetti, in Toscanisch, no. 94, first published 1860
Based on:
- a text in Italian (Italiano) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) [text unavailable]
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Go forth, delicate page", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Va, délicate fleur", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2010-01-28
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