by Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach (1830 - 1916)

Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG ENG ENG
  Ein kleines Lied, wie geht's nur an,
Daß man so lieb es haben kann,
Was liegt darin? erzähle!

  Es liegt darin ein wenig Klang,
Ein wenig Wohllaut und Gesang
Und eine ganze Seele.

Composition:

    Set to music by Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Ein kleines Lied", 2009 [ medium voice and piano ]

Text Authorship:

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

  • ENG English (Gary Bachlund) , "A little song", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English [singable] (Walter A. Aue) , "A little song", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani , Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2008-04-08
Line count: 6
Word count: 34