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John Anderson, mein Lieb, ... ! Wir haben uns gesehn, Wie rabenschwarz dein Haar, ... , Die Stirne glatt und schön: Nun Glätte nicht, noch Locke, ... , Der schönen Stirne blieb: Doch segne Gott dein schneeig Haupt, John Anderson, mein Lieb! John Anderson, mein Lieb, ... ! Wir klommen froh bergauf, Und manchen heitern Tag, ... , Begrüssten wir im Lauf. Nun abwärts Hand in Hand, ... , Froh wie's bergauf uns trieb, Und unten selges Schlafengehn, John Anderson, mein Lieb!
Composition:
- Set to music by Adolf Jensen (1837 - 1879), "John Anderson, mein Lieb!", op. 49 no. 5, published 1874 [ voice and piano ], from Sieben Lieder von Robert Burns, no. 5, Breslau, Hainauer
Text Authorship:
- by Wilhelm Christoph Leonhard Gerhard (1780 - 1858), "John Anderson"
Based on:
- a text in Scottish (Scots) by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), "John Anderson, my jo"
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "John Anderson, mijn vriend!", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Dr. Gerrit den Hartogh , Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2004-07-03
Line count: 16
Word count: 87
John Anderson, my love, ... ! We have seen each other, How raven-black your hair, ... , Your brow smooth and handsome: Now neither smoothness nor curl, ... , Has remained to your handsome brow: But may God bless your snowy head, John Anderson, my love! John Anderson, my love, ... ! We climbed happily uphill, And many a bright day, ... , We greeted upon our journey. Now downhill hand in hand, ... , As joyfully as we strove uphill, And at the foot of the hill, blessed sleep, John Anderson, my love!
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2017 by Sharon Krebs, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf.
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Wilhelm Christoph Leonhard Gerhard (1780 - 1858), "John Anderson"
Based on:
- a text in Scottish (Scots) by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), "John Anderson, my jo"
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This text was added to the website: 2017-02-14
Line count: 16
Word count: 99