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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Translation by Ferdinand Gregorovius (1821 - 1891)

Ich will ein Haus mir bauen
 (Sung text for setting by G. Jenner)
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Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Italian (Italiano) 
Our translations:  ENG
Ich will ein Haus mir bauen,
Das soll von Seufzern sein;
Den Kalk mit Tränen lösch' ich,
Mit Tränenflut allein.

In's Haus will ich mich schließen,
So lange wohn' ich da,
Bis meine erste Liebe
Ich wiederkommen sah.

Und will in's Haus mich schließen,
Und klagen ungestört,
Will alle Sterne zählen,
Bis Er mir wiederkehrt.

Composition:

    Set to music by Gustav Jenner (1865 - 1920), "Ich will ein Haus mir bauen", op. 3 no. 6, published 1894 [ SSA chorus or vocal trio of three female voices with piano ], from Zwölf Gesänge für dreistimmigen Frauenchor (SSA) oder 3 einzelne Frauenstimmen mit Pianoforte, no. 6, Berlin, Schlesinger

Text Authorship:

  • by Ferdinand Gregorovius (1821 - 1891), no title, appears in Wanderjahre in Italien, in Toscanische Melodieen, no. 6

Based on:

  • a text in Italian (Italiano) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist , Tuscan [text unavailable]
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor] , Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2009-08-28
Line count: 12
Word count: 55

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