by (Palmo) Carl Ploug (1813 - 1894)
Translation by Clara Kappey (flourished 1888-1912)
Language: English after the Danish (Dansk)
Dost remember, child! Last autumn we went Thro' the fields, how oft thy blue eyes on me were bent? It flash'd across my mind That till then I had been blind, Tell me little Kären what thy heart felt then? ...
Composition:
- Set to music by Charles Edward Ives (1874 - 1954), "Kären", from Sentimental Ballads, no. 7
Text Authorship:
- by Clara Kappey (flourished 1888-1912) [an adaptation]
Based on:
- a text in Danish (Dansk) by (Palmo) Carl Ploug (1813 - 1894), "Lille Karen", first published 1853
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Word count: 42