by Michael Richey (1678 - 1761)
Über das niedersächsische versapen
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: ENG
Ach! schreiet Dorilis, was hat mich doch betroffen? ach, ach! es ist mein mann, mein lieber mann, versoffen! ersoffen meinet sie; sonst irrt das arme kind: versoffne gibt es viel, die nicht ertrunken sind.
Text Authorship:
- by Michael Richey (1678 - 1761) [author's text not yet checked 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 Georg Philipp Telemann (1681 - 1767), "Über das niedersächsische versapen" [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Poppy Holden) , title 1: "Over the hills of Lower Saxony", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Poppy Holden
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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