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

Ich bin klein und hab' noch nicht zehn Jahre
 (Sung text for setting by G. Jenner)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Italian (Italiano) 
Our translations:  ENG
Ich bin klein, und hab' noch nicht zehn Jahre, 
Bin geschrieben schon in's Buch der Liebe.
Nahmen mir das Kleid, das schöne, klare, 
Gaben ein braun Kleid mir gar zu trübe;
Dunkles Kleidchen, Gürtelchen von Silber.
So wie meine, gibt's mehr keine Liebe, 
Wären gleich von ihr viel hundert Arten.
Dunkles Kleidchen, Gürtelchen von Silber;
So wie meine, gibt's mehr keine Liebe, 
Wenn von ihr gleich hunderttausend Arten wären.

Composition:

    Set to music by Gustav Jenner (1865 - 1920), "Ich bin klein und hab' noch nicht zehn Jahre", from 12 Quartette aus dem Toskanischen für 4 Singstimmen (SATB) mit Klavier, no. 9

Text Authorship:

  • by Ferdinand Gregorovius (1821 - 1891), no title, appears in Wanderjahre in Italien, in Toscanische Melodieen, no. 5

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) , "I am small and have not yet reached the age of ten", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 10
Word count: 70

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