Es stand eine Rose im tief tiefen Grund
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: CAT ENG FRE
Es stand eine Rose im tief tiefen Grund,
Von Liebe und Sehnsucht durchglühet,
Kam Keiner, der ihre Schönheit begehrt,
Ist einsam und traurig verblühet.
Ich weiß eine Seele, die glühte so heiß,
Die Liebe, das Glück zu [umfangen]1;
Kam Keiner, der ihre Blüthe begehrt,
Ist einsam zu Grunde gegangen.
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Confirmed with Anna Ritter, Gedichte, Einundzwanzigste Auflage, Stuttgart und Berlin: J.G. Cotta'sche Buchhandlung Nachfolger, 1905, page 126.
1 Reger: "empfangen"
Text 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 Robert Kahn (1865 - 1951), "Unbegehrt", op. 75 (45 Lieder für dreistimmigen Chor a capella) no. 21 (1924) [ three-part chorus a cappella ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Marie Charlotte Henriette von Kehler (1822 - 1882), "Unbegehrt", op. 17 (Lieder-Album. 12 Dichtungen für 1 mittlere Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 5, published 1899 [ medium voice and piano ], Kassel, Kuprions Nachf. [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Adalbert (Béla) Laszky (1867 - 1935), "Märchen", published 1899 [ voice and piano ], from Lieder und Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 2, Berlin, Stahl [sung text not yet checked]
- by Max Reger (1873 - 1916), "Unbegehrt", op. 31 (Sechs Gedichte von Anna Ritter) no. 3 (1898) [ medium voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Non désirée", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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[Guest Editor] This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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A rose stood in the deep, deep vale
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
A rose stood in the deep, deep vale,
Suffused with the glow of love and yearning,
No one came who desired her beauty,
Solitary and sad she faded away.
I know a soul that glowed so fervently
To [embrace]1 love, happiness;
No one came who desired its blooming,
It perished in solitude.
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Translations of title(s):
"Märchen" = "Fairy-tale"
"Unbegehrt" = "Unwanted"
1 Reger: "receive"
Text Authorship:
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