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In Meeres Mitten ist ein Ball von Golde, Es streitet drum der Türke mit dem Christen. Wem wird zuletzt der edle Schatz zu Solde?
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- by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866), "Der Goldball im Meere", written 1817, appears in Ritornelle, in 5. Die Ritornelle von Ariccia, Auswahl aus den an Ort und Stelle gesammelten, no. 66 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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- by Robert Alexander Schumann (1810 - 1856), "In Meeres Mitten", op. 91 (Romanzen für Frauenstimmen (Heft 2)) no. 6 (1849), published 1851 [vocal sextet of 3 sopranos and 3 altos with piano], Bonn, Simrock.
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- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , title unknown, copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Bertram Kottmann) , title unknown, copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , title 1: "In volle zee, daar is een bal, een gouden", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title unknown, copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Dr. Gerrit den Hartogh
This text was added to the website: 2009-10-05
Line count: 3
Word count: 24
Au milieu de la mer il y a une boule d'or, Les Turcs et les Chrétiens se battent pour elle. À qui ira le trésor précieux à la fin ?
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2013 by Guy Laffaille, (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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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866), "Der Goldball im Meere", written 1817, appears in Ritornelle, in 5. Die Ritornelle von Ariccia, Auswahl aus den an Ort und Stelle gesammelten, no. 66
This text was added to the website: 2013-12-01
Line count: 3
Word count: 30