by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Schilderung eines Mädchens
 (Sung text for setting by L. Beethoven)
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Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  DUT ENG FRE
Schildern, willst du, Freund! soll ich
   Dir Elisen?
Möchte Uzens Geist in mich
   Sich ergiessen!

Wie in einer Winternacht
   Sterne stralen,
Würde ihrer Augen Pracht
   Oeser malen.

 ...

Composition:

    Set to music by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827), "Schilderung eines Mädchens", WoO. 107, B. 7, G. 229 (1782), stanzas 1-2 [ voice and piano ]

Text Authorship:

  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, "Schilderung eines Mädchens"

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

  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Portret van een meisje", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Portrayal of a maiden", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Portrait d'une jeune fille", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Pilar Lirio , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 44
Word count: 167