by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
Translation Singable translation possibly by Edward Alexander MacDowell (1860 - 1908)
Ein Blumenglöckchen
Language: German (Deutsch)
Ein Blumenglöckchen Vom Boden hervor War früh gesprosset In lieblichem Flor; Da kam ein Bienchen Und naschte fein: -- Die müssen wohl beide Für einander sein.
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Text Authorship:
- by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Gleich und gleich" [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 Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Gleich und gleich", 2009 [ soprano and piano ], from Sieben Goethe-liederchen, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Siegfried Fournes (1896 - 1932), "Gleich und gleich", copyright © 1978 [ voice and piano ], from Gesamtausgabe der Lieder von Siegfried Fournes, no. 2, Steinkirchen : G. Fournes [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Franz (1815 - 1892), "Gleich und gleich", op. 22 (Sechs Gesänge) no. 1, published 1855 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Senff [sung text not yet checked]
- by Adalbert von Goldschmidt (1848 - 1906), "Gleich und gleich ", published 1887 [ voice and piano ], from Zwölf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 5, Hamburg, Cranz [sung text not yet checked]
- by Eugen Haile (1873 - 1933), "Gleich und gleich" [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Johan Peter Emilius Hartmann (1805 - 1900), "Gleich und gleich", op. 13 (Sechs Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte. ) no. 2, published 1840 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gustav Jansen [not F. G. Jansen] , "Gleich und gleich", published 1863 [ voice and piano ], from Musikalisches Göthe-Album. Eine Sammlung Göthescher Lieder, no. 12, Berlin, Mendel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Kahn (1865 - 1951), "Gleich und Gleich", op. 55 (Neun Lieder nach Gedichten von Johann Wolfgang von Goethe) no. 5 (1911) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Julius Kniese (1848 - 1905), "Gleich und gleich ", op. 6 (Acht Duette für 2 Frauenstimmen und Pianofortebegleitung) no. 2, published 1884 [ vocal duet for female voices with piano ], Breslau. Hainauer [sung text not yet checked]
- by Rued Langgaard (1893 - 1952), "Gleich und gleich" [sung text not yet checked]
- by August Ludwig (1865 - 1946), "Gleich und Gleich", published 1898 [ voice and piano ], from Göthelieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte. Band 1, no. 6, Lichterfelde, Ludwig [sung text not yet checked]
- by Nikolai Karlovich Medtner (1880 - 1951), "Gleich und gleich", op. 15 no. 11 (1908), from 12 Goethe-Lieder, no. 11 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by August von Othegraven (1864 - 1946), "Gleich und gleich", op. 40 (Vier Lieder für drei Frauenstimmen, Solo oder Chor mit Klavier) no. 3, published 1906-1913 [ vocal trio for female voices or three-part women's chorus and piano ], Leipzig, Kahnt Nachfolger [sung text not yet checked]
- by Karl Gottlieb Reissiger (1798 - 1859), "Das Blumenglöckchen und die Biene", op. 135 (Lieder) no. 3, published 1838 [ vocal trio for 3 sopranos with piano ], Berlin, Schlesinger [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Othmar Schoeck (1886 - 1957), "Gleich und gleich", WoO. 10 (1903) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Margarete Schweikert (1887 - 1957), "Gleich und gleich" [ voice and piano ], unpublished [sung text not yet checked]
- by Catharina Van Rennes (1858 - 1940), "Gleich und gleich", op. 13 no. 1, published 1890 [ vocal duet for soprano and alto with piano ], from Im Freien! Acht Duette für Sopran und Alt, no. 1, Frankfurt a/M., Steyl & Thomas [sung text not yet checked]
- by Anton von Webern (1883 - 1945), "Gleich und gleich", op. 12 (Vier Lieder für Singstimme und Klavier) no. 4 (1917) [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Julius Weismann (1879 - 1950), "Gleich und Gleich", op. 5 (Acht Lieder) no. 3 (1899/1902) [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903), "Gleich und gleich", 1888, published 1891 [ voice and piano ], from Goethe-Lieder, no. 25, Mainz, Schott [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Karl Friedrich Zelter (1758 - 1832), "Gleich und gleich", 1819 [sung text checked 1 time]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in English, a translation possibly by Edward Alexander MacDowell (1860 - 1908); composed by Edward Alexander MacDowell.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , no title, copyright ©
- ENG English (Gary Bachlund) , "Two equals", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 25
Idyl
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
A nodding bluebell, All daintily sweet, Had early blossom'd, The springtide to greet. A bumblebee came And kiss'd her soft cheek Ah! surely they're lovers, Who each other seek.
Text Authorship:
- Singable translation possibly by Edward Alexander MacDowell (1860 - 1908) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Gleich und gleich"
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Edward Alexander MacDowell (1860 - 1908), "Idyl", op. 33 no. 3, published 1894 [ medium voice and piano ], Boston: The Arthur P. Schmidt Co. [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Garrett Medlock [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2019-08-26
Line count: 8
Word count: 29