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Sah ein Knab' ein Röslein stehn, Röslein auf der Heiden, War so jung und morgenschön, Lief er schnell es nah zu sehn, Sah's mit vielen Freuden. Röslein, Röslein, Röslein roth, Röslein auf der Heiden. Knabe sprach: ich breche dich, Röslein auf der Heiden! Röslein sprach: ich steche dich, Daß du ewig denkst an mich, Und ich will's nicht leiden. Röslein, Röslein, Röslein roth, Röslein auf der Heiden. Und der wilde Knabe brach 's Röslein auf der Heiden; Röslein wehrte sich und stach, Half ihm doch kein Weh und Ach, Mußt' es eben leiden. Röslein, Röslein, Röslein roth, Röslein auf der Heiden.
First published in a different version by Johann Gottfried Herder in 1772 with the title "Fabelliedchen", and again in 1779 with the title "Röschen auf der Heide" (see below).
Composition:
- Set to music by Johann Friedrich Reichardt (1752 - 1814), "Heidenröslein", published 1794 [ voice and piano ]
Text Authorship:
- by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Heidenröslein", written 1771, first published 1772
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- CHI Chinese (中文) (Yan-Jiang Che) , "野地上的小玫瑰", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- CZE Czech (Čeština) (Karel Dostál-Lutinov) , "Růžička"
- CZE Czech (Čeština) (Jan Evangelista Nečas) , "Růže pustých polí"
- CZE Czech (Čeština) (Otokar Fischer) , "Růžička"
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Heideroosje", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Walter Meyer) , "Rose blossom on the heath", copyright © 1996, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Michael P Rosewall) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ESP Esperanto (Ludwik Lejzer Zamenhof) , "La rozeto"
- FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Valter Juva) , "Ruusu metsätiellä"
- FRE French (Français) [singable] (Édouard Bélanger) , "Rose sauvage"
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Petite rose de la lande", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- HUN Hungarian (Magyar) (Tamás Rédey) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- HUN Hungarian (Magyar) (Tamás Rédey) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Rosellina selvaggia", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor], Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 21
Word count: 104
A boy spied a tiny rose, Little rose on the hedgerow, It was so young and beautiful as the dawn, He ran quickly to see it more closely, He looked at it with great delight. Little rose, little red rose on the hedgerow. The boy said, I’ll pick you, Little rose on the hedgerow. The little rose said, I’ll prick you, So that you will always remember me, And I won’t be sorry about it. Little rose, little red rose on the hedgerow. Then the unruly boy plucked The little rose on the hedgerow. The little rose defended itself and struck Suddenly giving him pain, and oh, He will simply have to suffer. Little rose, little red rose on the hedgerow.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2015 by Michael P Rosewall, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Heidenröslein", written 1771, first published 1772
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