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Birg, o Veilchen, in deinem blauen Kelche, Birg die Tränen der Wehmut, bis mein Liebchen Diese Quelle besucht! Entpflückt sie lächelnd Dich dem Rasen, die Brust mit dir zu schmücken. O dann schmiege dich [ihr ans]1 Herz, und sag ihr, Daß die Tropfen in deinem blauen Kelche Aus der Seele des [treu'sten]2 Jünglings flossen, Der sein Leben [verweinet]3, und den Tod wünscht.
1 Amon: "an ihr"
2 Tomášek: "treuesten"
3 Amon: "verweint"
Text Authorship:
- by Ludwig Heinrich Christoph Hölty (1748 - 1776), "An ein Veilchen" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Italian (Italiano) by Giovanni Battista Zappi (1667 - 1719) [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 Johann Andreas Amon (1763 - 1825), "An ein Veilchen", op. 38 (Sechs Lieder mit Begleitung des Klaviers oder der Guitarre) no. 3 [ voice and piano or guitar ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Gottlob Bachmann (1763 - 1840), "An ein Veilchen", op. 33 no. 4 [ voice and piano ], from Sechs Oden, beym Clavier zu singen, no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "An ein Veilchen", op. 49 (Fünf Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte) no. 2 (1868), published 1868, first performed 1871 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Simrock [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Johann Xaver Sterkel (1750 - 1817), "An ein Veilchen", op. 40 (Sechs Lieder mit Begleitung des Piano-Forte von Hölty) no. 5 [ voice and piano ], Augsburg, Gombart, No. 290 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Václav Jan Křtitel Tomášek (1774 - 1850), "An ein Veilchen", op. 2 (6 Lieder) no. 6 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "A una violeta", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Aan een viooltje", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "To a violet", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website: 2003-11-04
Line count: 8
Word count: 62
Berg, viooltje, diep in je blauwe kelkje, Berg de tranen der weemoed, tot mijn liefje Deze bron eens bezoekt! En plukt zij dan1 lachend Uit het gras jou, om zich met jou te sieren, O, dan vlij zacht je aan haar hart, en zeg haar, Dat de druppels, daar in jouw blauwe kelkje, Uit de ziel van de trouwste jongen vloeiden, Die niet ophoudt te huilen en zich dood wenst.
1 Zij dan: bij Brahms te zingen op een kwartnoot en een achtste.
Text Authorship:
- Singable translation from German (Deutsch) to Dutch (Nederlands) copyright © 2014 by Lau Kanen, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., please ask the copyright-holder(s) directly.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Ludwig Heinrich Christoph Hölty (1748 - 1776), "An ein Veilchen"
Based on:
- a text in Italian (Italiano) by Giovanni Battista Zappi (1667 - 1719) [text unavailable]
This text was added to the website: 2014-04-18
Line count: 8
Word count: 70