Das Mädchen knüpft in der Johannisnacht | Das Mädchen knüpft in der Johannisnacht

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by Johan Ludvig Runeberg (1804 - 1877)

Translation © by Bertram Kottmann

Flickan knyter, i Johanne‑natten

Language: Swedish (Svenska)

Our translations: FRE GER

Flickan knyter, i Johanne-natten
Kring den gröna broddens späda stänglar,
Silkestrådar utaf¹ skilda färger;
Men, på morgonstunden, går hon sedan
Dit, att leta ut sin framtids öden.

Nu, så hör hur flickan där beter sig:
Har den svarta, sorgens stängel, vuxit,
Talar hon och sörjer med de andra.
Har den röda, glädjens stängel, vuxit, 
Talar hon och fröjdas med de andra.
Har den gröna, kärleks stängeln, vuxit,
Tiger hon och fröjdas i sitt hjerta².

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¹ modernized to "utav"
² modernized to "hjärta"

Text Authorship:

by Johan Ludvig Runeberg (1804 - 1877), no title, appears in Lyriska dikter II, in Idyll och epigram, no. 17, first published 1830 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by Selim Palmgren (1878 - 1951), "Flickan knyter i Johannenatten", op. 20 (Tre sånger ) no. 3 (1907) [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
by Wilhelm (Vilhelm) Eugen Stenhammar (1871 - 1927), "Flickan knyter i Johannenatten", op. 4 no. 2 (1893) [ voice and piano or orchestra ], from Ur Idyll och epigram. Två visor = Aus Idyll und Epigramm von Runeberg. Zwei Lieder für Mezzo-Sopran mit Orchester, no. 2, note: op. 4a is voice and orchestra; op. 4b is voice and piano , also set in German (Deutsch) [sung text checked 1 time]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Wilhelm Eugen Stenhammar.

Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Pendant la nuit de la Saint Jean la fille serre", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , "Das Mädchen knüpft in der Johannisnacht", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Das Mädchen knüpft in der Johannisnacht

Language: German (Deutsch) after the Swedish (Svenska)

Das Mädchen knüpft in der Johannisnacht
um des grünen Grases zarte Halme
seid’ne Fäden in verschied’nen Farben;
doch sie kehrt am nächsten Morgen dorthin
wieder, um ihr künftig Los zu lesen.

Nun, so hört, wie sie sich dann verhält:
Ist der schwarze Sorgenhalm gewachsen,
sagt sie klagend es den andern Mädchen.
Ist der rote Halm des Glücks gewachsen,
sagt sie freudig es den andern Mädchen.
Ist der grüne Liebeshalm gewachsen,
schweigt sie still und jubiliert im Herzen.

Text Authorship:

Translation from Swedish (Svenska) to German (Deutsch) copyright © 2017 by Bertram Kottmann, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you must ask the copyright-holder(s) directly for permission. If you receive no response, you must consider it a refusal.
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Based on:

a text in Swedish (Svenska) by Johan Ludvig Runeberg (1804 - 1877), no title, appears in Lyriska dikter II, in Idyll och epigram, no. 17, first published 1830
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This text was added to the website: 2017-04-29
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Word count: 77