by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914)
Language: German (Deutsch)
Und gehest du über den Kirchhof, Da find'st du ein frisches Grab; Da senkten sie mit Thränen Ein schönes Herz hinab. Und fragst du, woran's gestorben? Kein Grabstein Antwort giebt; Doch leise flüstern die Lüftchen, Es hatte zu heiß geliebt.
Composition:
- Set to music by Alexander von Fielitz (1860 - 1930), "Nachruf", op. 69 no. 1, published 1898 [ medium voice and piano ], from Neue Gedichte für 1 mittlere Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 1, Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel
Text Authorship:
- by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), no title, appears in Der Jungbrunnen: Neue Märchen von einem fahrenden Schüler, in Veilchenprinz, first published 1850
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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 © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Kelly Dean Hansen) , "If you go across the churchyard", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2005-08-29
Line count: 8
Word count: 42