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Am Sonntag Morgen, zierlich angethan, Wohl weiß ich, wo du da bist hingegangen, Und manche Leute waren, die dich sahn, Und kamen dann zu mir, dich zu verklagen. Als sie mir's sagten, hab' ich laut gelacht Und in der Kammer dann geweint [zu]1 Nacht. Als sie mir's sagten, fing ich an zu singen, Um einsam dann die Hände wund zu ringen.
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View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Paul Heyse, Italienisches Liederbuch, Berlin: Verlag von Wilhelm Hertz (Bessersche Buchhandlung), 1860, page 15.
1 Brahms: "zur"Authorship
- by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), no title, appears in Italienisches Liederbuch, in Rispetti, in Toscanisch, no. 31, Berlin, first published 1860 [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]
- a text in Italian (Italiano) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) [text unavailable]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)
- by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Am Sonntag Morgen", op. 49 (Fünf Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte) no. 1 (1868), published 1868, first performed 1869 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Simrock [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Hermann (Gustav) Goetz (1840 - 1876), "Am Sonntag Morgen, zierlich angethan", op. 4 no. 5 (1866), published 1869 [ soprano or tenor and piano ], from Rispetti: Sechs Italienische Volksgesänge, no. 5, Leipzig, Rieter-Biedermann [sung text checked 1 time]
- by W. Riedel , "Am Sonntag Morgen", op. 2 no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Op zondagmorgen", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "On Sunday morning, dressed so gracefully", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Le dimanche matin", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 61
Op zondagmorgen, prachtig aangekleed, Ik weet wel, waar jij toen hebt uitgehangen, En heel wat mensen hadden daarvan weet, En kwamen over jou toen bij mij klagen. Toen ze ’t mij zeiden, had 'k een luide lach, Maar in mijn kamer heb ‘k gehuild vannacht. Toen zij 't me zeiden, ving ik aan te zingen, Om, weer alleen, mijn handen stuk te wringen.
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), no title, appears in Italienisches Liederbuch, in Rispetti, in Toscanisch, no. 31, Berlin, first published 1860
- a text in Italian (Italiano) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) [text unavailable]
This text was added to the website: 2014-04-18
Line count: 8
Word count: 63