Die Geige sang, da tanzten wir zusammen
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): ENG FRE
Die Geige sang, da tanzten wir zusammen.
An seiner Schulter lag mein junges Haupt
Und meine Hände bebten in den seinen,
Doch nicht in Qual! Der goldne Reif des Glücks
Lag drückend fast um meine Kinderstirn,
Und selig lächelnd kämpft' ich mit dem Weinen.
About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with Anna Ritter, Gedichte, Neunte Auflage, Stuttgart und Berlin: J.G. Cotta'sche Buchhandlung Nachfolger, 1900, page 8.
Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Richard Johann Eichberg (1855 - 1919), "Die Geige sang, da tanzten wir zusammen", op. 19 no. 3, published 1899 [ female voice and piano ], from Mädchenlieder. Der erste Ball. Sechs Gedichte für 1 Frauenstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 3, Berlin, Schirmer [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hans Hermann (1870 - 1931), "Die Geige sang", op. 45 no. 3, published 1899 [ voice and piano ], from Der erste Ball. Liedercyklus für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 3, Leipzig, Rahter [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gustav Thudichum (1866 - 1944), "Die Geige sang, da tanzten wir zusammen", op. 11 no. 3, published 1900 [ female voice and piano ], from Der erste Ball. Liederkreis für Frauenstimme und Pianoforte, no. 3, München, Schmid Nachf. [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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[Guest Editor] This text was added to the website: 2011-09-17
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Word count: 44
The violin sang and we danced together
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch)
The violin sang and we danced together.
Upon his shoulder rested my young head
And my hands trembled in his,
But not in agony! The gold ring of happiness
Lay almost heavily about my childish brow,
And smiling blissfully I battled with tears.
About the headline (FAQ)
English song title (Hermann): The violin sang
English song title (Thudichum): The violin sang and we danced together
Authorship:
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This text was added to the website: 2014-01-03
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Word count: 43