by Rudolph Baumbach (1840 - 1905)
Translation Singable translation by Frederick W. Bancroft
Triftiger Grund
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: ENG
Dirnlein kommt vom Maientanz, Hat sich müde gesprungen. Fragt die Mutter, "Wo ist dein Kranz, Den ich in's Haar dir geschlungen?" "Als ich schritt durch die Felder hin, Kam der Wind gefahren, Riss mir Myrthe und Rosmarin Ungestüm aus den Haaren." Macht die Mutter ein ernst Gesicht, Legt die Stirne in Falten, "Mädel, hast du zwei Hände nicht Fest dein Kränzel zu halten?" "Musste mit beiden Händen just Meinen Friedel umfassen, Als wir uns küssten nach Herzenslust. -- Konnt' ich ihn fahren lassen?"
Confirmed with Rudolf Baumbach, Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, vierte Auflage, Leipzig: Verlag von A. G. Liebeskind, 1882, pages 124-125.
Text Authorship:
- by Rudolph Baumbach (1840 - 1905), "Triftiger Grund", appears in Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, first published 1885 [author's text checked 2 times 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 Gustav Baldamus (1862 - 1933), "Triftiger Grund", op. 19 no. 2, published 1891 [ ttbb chorus ], from Fahrende Gesellen. Fünf Lieder von Baumbach für Männerchor, no. 2, Berlin: Fr. Luckhardt [sung text not yet checked]
- by Wilhelm Reinhard Berger (1861 - 1911), "Triftiger Grund ", op. 37 (Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 7, published 1890 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Ries & Erler [sung text not yet checked]
- by August Bodenstein , "Triftiger Grund", op. 2 (Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1895 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Junne [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gustav Erlanger (1842 - 1908), "Triftiger Grund", op. 40 (Zwölf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1881 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
- by Arthur Foote (1853 - 1937), "Triftiger Grund", op. 39 no. 4, copyright © 1898 [ voice and piano ], from Vier Gesänge, no. 4, Boston, Schmidt [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Alban Förster (1849 - 1916), "Triftiger Grund", op. 103 (Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung [first published in 1888 as "Vier Lieder..."]) no. 4, published 1888 [ voice and piano ], Halle, Richter & Hopf [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hermann Gehrmann , "Triftiger Grund", op. 5 (Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1890 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Hollstein [sung text not yet checked]
- by Adolf Gunkel (1866 - 1901), "Triftiger Grund", op. 23 ([Vier] Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1895 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Ries & Erler [sung text not yet checked]
- by Wilhelm Kienzl (1857 - 1941), "Triftiger Grund", op. 37 (Zwei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 2, published 1888 [ voice and piano ], Halle, Richter & Hopf. [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Erik Meyer-Helmund (1861 - 1932), "Triftiger Grund", op. 34 (Zwei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 2, published 1887 [ voice and piano ], Breslau, Dinger [sung text not yet checked]
- by Walter Rabl (1873 - 1940), "Triftiger Grund ", op. 3 (Vier Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1897 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Simrock [sung text not yet checked]
- by Heinrich Sauer , "Triftiger Grund", op. 17 no. 1, published 1894 [ voice and piano ], from Zwei Schelmenlieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 1, Elberfeld, Küpper [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Schön (1855 - 1925), "Triftiger Grund", published 1890 [ voice and piano ], from [Sieben] Lieder und Gesänge für 1 Stimme mit Pianoforte, no. 3, Wien, Rättig [sung text not yet checked]
- by Alfred Tofft (1865 - 1931), "Triftiger Grund", op. 9 no. 4, published 1894 [ voice and piano ], from Erotische Blätter. 5 Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 4, Leipzig, W. Hansen [sung text not yet checked]
- by Heinrich Zöllner (1854 - 1941), "Triftiger Grund", op. 22b (Sechs Lieder für 1 mittlere Stimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 5, published 1885 [ medium voice and piano ], Leipzig, Siegel [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English [singable] (Frederick W. Bancroft)
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "A compelling reason", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2009-09-29
Line count: 16
Word count: 82
From the feast the maiden came
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
From the feast the maiden came, Tired with pleasure and dancing; Cried her mother: "Where is the wreath That made thee look so entrancing?" "As I strolled through the field along, Came a wind-gust flying, Snatched the myrtle and rosemary, All in vain was my crying." Then the mother in anger frowned, Raised her eyes up to heaven, "Daughter, where were your hands I pray? Hands for using were given!" "Mother, I held my sweetheart fast, 'Tis the truth, O, believe me! Just as he gave me the first sweet kiss! How could I let him leave me?"
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Text Authorship:
- Singable translation by Frederick W. Bancroft [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Rudolph Baumbach (1840 - 1905), "Triftiger Grund", appears in Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, first published 1885
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- [ None yet in the database ]
Researcher for this page: Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2017-12-24
Line count: 16
Word count: 98