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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

Es fiel ein Reif
 (Sung text for setting by W. Petersen)
 See base text
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Es fiel ein Reif in  ...  Frühlingsnacht 
wohl über die schöne Blümelein,
sie sind verwelket, verdorret.

Ein Knabe hatt' ein Mägdlein lieb, 
sie liefen heimlich von Hause fort,
es wußt's nicht Vater, noch Mutter.

Sie liefen weit ins fremde Land,
sie hatten weder Glück, noch Stern,
sie sind verdorben, gestorben.

 ... 

See also Backer-Grøndahl's song, which uses some of this text.

Composition:

    Set to music by Wilhelm Petersen (1890 - 1957), "Es fiel ein Reif", op. 12a (Fünf Lieder aus Des Knaben Wunderhorn (frühe Fassung)) no. 4, stanzas 1-3

Text Authorship:

  • from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Blaublümelein", collected by Arnim and Brentano

See other settings of this text.

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 77

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