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Wie erkenn' ich dein Treulieb Vor den andern nun? An den Muschelhut und Stab. Und den Sandalschuh'n.
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Authorship
- by August Wilhelm Schlegel (1767 - 1845), no title [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
- a text in English by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist, appears in Hamlet [an adaptation] and misattributed to William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)
- a text in English possibly by Walter Raleigh, Sir (1552? - 1618)
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)
- by Eduard Lassen (1830 - 1904), "Wie erkenn' ich dein Treulieb", op. 74 (Drei Lieder für 1 Stimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 1a, published 1883 [ soprano and piano ], from 7 Ophelia-Lieder aus Hamlet für Sopran, no. 1, Breslau, Hainauer [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
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- by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Wie erkenn' ich dein Treulieb", WoO posth. 22 no. 1 (1873), from Ophelia-Lieder, no. 1, also set in English
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Laura Prichard) , "How will I know your true love", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2003-11-14
Line count: 4
Word count: 17
How will I know your true love From others now? By the mussel-hat and staff. And the sandal shoes. He is long dead and gone, Dead and gone, Miss! At his head green grass, At his feet a stone.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2016 by Laura Prichard, (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 August Wilhelm Schlegel (1767 - 1845), no title
- a text in English by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist, appears in Hamlet [an adaptation] and misattributed to William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)
- a text in English possibly by Walter Raleigh, Sir (1552? - 1618)
This text was added to the website: 2016-02-09
Line count: 8
Word count: 39