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by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874)

Die Waise
 (Sung text for setting by R. Schumann)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG FRE
Der Frühling kehret wieder,
Und alles freuet sich,
Ich blicke traurig nieder,
Er kam ja nicht für mich.

Was soll mir armen Kinde
Des Frühlings Pracht und Glanz?
Denn wenn ich Blumen winde,
Ist es zum Totenkranz.

Ach! keine Hand geleitet
Mich heim ins Vaterhaus,
Und keine Mutter breitet
Die Arme nach mir aus.

 ... 

O Himmel, gib mir wieder,
Was deine Liebe gab --
Blick ich zur Erde nieder,
So seh ich nur ihr Grab.

Composition:

    Set to music by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Die Waise", op. 79 no. 14[15] (1849), published 1849, stanzas 1-3,5 [ voice and piano ], from Liederalbum für die Jugend, no. 14[15], Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel

Text Authorship:

  • by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874), "Die Waise"

See other settings of this text.

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "L’òrfena", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "De wees", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The orphan", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "L'orphelin", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Margo Briessinck

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 20
Word count: 94

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