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Zieht hin, ihr [lieben]1 stillen Lieder Zu meiner süßen Amaranth! In ihrem Herzen laßt euch nieder, Es ist ja euer Vaterland! Sagt ihr, ihr seiet kleine Sterne Vom Himmel, den sie mir geschenkt! Und zöget her aus weiter Ferne, Zu fragen, ob sie mein gedenkt!
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View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Oscar v. Redwitz, Amaranth, vierundreißigste Auflage, Mainz: Verlag von Franz Kirchheim, 1882, page 223.
1 Finzenhagen: "kleinen"; further changes may exist not shown above.Text Authorship:
- by Oscar von Redwitz-Schmölz (1823 - 1891), no title, appears in Amaranth, in Nachts, in 4. An Amaranth, no. 1 [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 Louis Bauer , "An Amaranth", op. 21 (Drei Gesänge für vierstimmigen Männerchor) no. 2, published 1885 [ ttbb chorus a cappella ], Berlin, Challier & Co. [sung text not yet checked]
- by A. L. Boh , "An Amaranth", op. 22 (Zwölf Lieder aus Amaranth, von O. von Redwitz), Heft 3 no. 8, published 1851 [ voice and piano ], Braunschweig, Meyer [sung text not yet checked]
- by Felix Dreyschock (1860 - 1906), "Walters Lied an Amaranth", op. 1 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1880 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Kahnt [sung text not yet checked]
- by Louis (or Ludwig) Fanzler , "Widmung", op. 54 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1886 [ voice and piano ], Wien, Wetzler [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hermann Finzenhagen (1825 - 1914), "Amaranth", op. 3 (Vier Lieder für Sopran (oder Tenor) mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1856 [ soprano or tenor and piano ], Magdeburg, Heinrichshofen's Verlag [sung text not yet checked]
- by Heinrich Gottwald (1821 - 1876), "Zieht hin, ihr stillen Lieder", op. 10 (Sechs Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1865 [ voice and piano ], Breslau, Leuckart [sung text not yet checked]
- by Max Kretschmar , "Zieht hin ihr lieben stillen Lieder", op. 1 (Zwei Gedichte aus den Amaranth-Liedern von O. von Redwitz) no. 1, published 1887 [ voice and piano ], Delitzsch, Pabst [sung text not yet checked]
- by Julius Hermann Krigar (1819 - 1880), "Botschaft", op. 35 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1875 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Bote & Bock [sung text not yet checked]
- by Fr. Link , "An Amaranth", op. 13 (Zwei Lieder für 1 Singst mit Begleitung des Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1874 [ voice and piano ], Zürich, Gebr. Hug [sung text not yet checked]
- by Theodor Twietmeyer , "Zieht hin ihr lieben stillen Lieder", op. 5 (Acht Lieder) no. 3, published 1852 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2022, (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: 2011-09-24
Line count: 8
Word count: 46
Travel off, you [dear quiet]1 songs To my sweet Amaranth! Settle yourselves in her heart, For it is your homeland! Tell her that you are little stars From the heaven that she has given me! And that you have travelled hither from the far distance To ask if she is thinking of me!
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View original text (without footnotes)Translations of title(s):
"Amaranth" = "Amaranth"
"An Amaranth" = "To Amaranth"
"Botschaft" = "Message"
"Walters Lied an Amaranth" = "Walter's song to Amaranth"
"Widmung" = "Dedication"
"Zieht hin ihr lieben stillen Lieder" = "Travel off you dear quiet songs"
"Zieht hin, ihr stillen Lieder" = "Travel off, you quiet songs"
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2022 by Sharon Krebs, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Oscar von Redwitz-Schmölz (1823 - 1891), no title, appears in Amaranth, in Nachts, in 4. An Amaranth, no. 1
This text was added to the website: 2022-04-11
Line count: 8
Word count: 54