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by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884)
Translation © by Michael P Rosewall
Kornblumen flecht' ich dir zum Kranz
Language: German (Deutsch)
Kornblumen flecht' ich dir zum Kranz Ins blonde Lockenhaar. Wie leuchtet doch der blaue Glanz Auf goldnem Grund so klar! Der blaue Kranz ist meine Lust; Er sagt mir stets auf's neu, Wohl keine sei in tiefster Brust Wie du, mein Kind, so treu. Auch mahnt sein Himmelblau zugleich Mich heimlich süßer Art, Daß mir ein ganzes Himmelreich In deiner Liebe ward.
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Text Authorship:
- by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884), no title, appears in Jugendgedichte, in 1. Erstes Buch, in Lieder als Intermezzo, no. 11 [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 Eduard Erdmann (1896 - 1958), "Kornblumen wind ich dir zum Kranz" [ voice and piano ], confirmed with a CD booklet [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Gustav Erlanger (1842 - 1908), "Kornblumen flecht' ich dir zum Kranz", op. 38 (Vier Lieder für Alt mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 2, published 1879 [ alto and piano ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ernest Fritsch , "Kornblumen", op. 7 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1895 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Bote & Bock [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ferdinand Gumbert (1818 - 1896), "Der Kornblumenkranz", op. 39 (Fünf Lieder für Sopran (oder Tenor)) no. 3, published 1851 [ soprano or tenor and piano ], Berlin, Schlesinger [sung text not yet checked]
- by Édouard de Hartog (1829 - 1909), "Der blaue Kranz ist meine Lust", op. 39 no. 5, published 1861 [ tenor and piano ], from Lieder-Cyklus : fünf Gedichte von Emanuel Geibel, no. 5, Winterthur, Rieter-Biedermann [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ferdinand von Hiller (1811 - 1885), "Kornblumen", op. 100 (Neue Gesänge für eine Stimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte), Heft 1 no. 12, published 1862 [ voice and piano ], Stuttgart: Cotta'scher Verlag [sung text not yet checked]
- by Adolf Jensen (1837 - 1879), "Kornblumen flecht' ich dir zum Kranz", op. 29 (Acht Lieder von E. Geibel) no. 6, published 1865 [ SATB quartet ], Leipzig, Senff [sung text not yet checked]
- by Wilhelm Kienzl (1857 - 1941), "Im Glücke", op. 18 no. 3, published 1881 [ medium voice and piano ], from Geliebt--Vergessen : Liederzyklus, no. 3, Kassel, Voigt [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Friedrich [Fritz] Kirchner (1840 - 1907), "Kornblumen", op. 99 (Zwei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 2, published 1884 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
- by Franz Paul Lachner (1803 - 1890), "Kornblumen flecht' ich dir zum Kranz", op. 111 (12 Lieder für Sopran (oder Tenor)) no. 2, published 1861 [ soprano or tenor and piano ], Mainz, Schott [sung text not yet checked]
- by Eduard Lassen (1830 - 1904), "Kornblumen flecht ich dir zum Kranz", op. 48 (Sechs Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 3, published 1873 [ voice and piano ], Breslau, Hainauer [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gustav Lazarus (1861 - 1920), "Kornblumen", op. 6 (Sechs Lieder für 1 mittlere Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1889 [ medium voice and piano ], Berlin, Schlesinger [sung text not yet checked]
- by Franz Mayerhoff (1864 - 1938), "Kornblumen flecht' ich dir zum Kranz", op. 15 (Vier Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 2, published 1890 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Simrock [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Pohlig , "Kornblumen flecht' ich dir zum Kranz", op. 2 ([17] Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung ), Heft 1 (Sechs Lieder) no. 5, published 1879 [ voice and piano ], Kassel, Voigt [sung text not yet checked]
- by Theodor Twietmeyer , "Kornblumen flecht' ich dir zum Kranz", op. 5 (Acht Lieder) no. 7, published 1852 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Max von Weinzierl (1841 - 1898), "Kornblumen flecht' ich dir zum Kranz", op. 10 (Fünf Lieder) no. 3, published 1879 [ soprano or tenor and piano ], Wien, Jägermayer & Germ [sung text not yet checked]
The text above (or a part of it) is used in the following settings:
- by Heinrich Rudolph Willmers (1821 - 1878), "Kornblumen", op. 90
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Michael P Rosewall) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2007-09-30
Line count: 12
Word count: 62
I’ll braid cornflowers into a crown
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
I’ll braid cornflowers into a crown For your curly, blond hair. How brightly its blue appears Against the shiny gold! That blue crown is my delight; It reminds me, over and over again, That truly none lies as deeply within my heart As you, my child so true. At the same time, the sky blue color Warns me in a sweetly intimate way, That the entire kingdom of heaven Exists for me in your love.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884), no title, appears in Jugendgedichte, in 1. Erstes Buch, in Lieder als Intermezzo, no. 11
This text was added to the website: 2022-07-28
Line count: 12
Word count: 76