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Es geht ein Liedchen im Volke, Die Mädchen singen's zur Nacht, Wenn unter den [flüsternden Halmen]1 Im [Felde]2 die Sehnsucht erwacht. Das Lied vom zerbrochenen [Ringlein]3 Und von der Mühle im Grund, Die Wasser wogten und rauschten, Dem Burschen war gar so wund. Ich [sang's]4 so oft mit den Andern, Nun schleich' ich mich leise vorbei Und berge das Haupt in den Händen: "Das Ringlein sprang entzwei."
About the headline (FAQ)
View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Anna Ritter, Gedichte, Leipzig: Verlag von A.G. Liebeskind, 1898, page 48.
1 von Kehler: "wogenden Ähren"2 Hermann: "Garten"
3 Avril: "Ringelein"
4 Avril: "saß"
Text Authorship:
- by Anna (Nuhn) Ritter (1865 - 1921), "Das Ringlein sprang entzwei", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Das Ringlein sprang entzwei, no. 30 [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 Hanns Avril (1879 - 1951), "Das Ringlein sprang entzwei", op. 10 no. 3, published 1908 [ voice and piano ], from Ringlieder, no. 3, Nürnberg: Egon Schircks [sung text checked 1 time]
- by R. Evers , "Das Ringlein sprang entzwei", op. 22 (Zwei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 1, published 1900 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Wernthal [sung text not yet checked]
- by Paul Hermann Franz Graener (1872 - 1944), "Das Ringlein brach entzwei", op. 29 (Fünf Lieder) no. 1, published 1911 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hans Hermann (1870 - 1931), "Das Ringlein sprang entzwei", published 1903 [ voice and piano ], in the collection Im Volkston: moderne Volkslieder komponiert für Die Woche, Druck und Verlag von August Scherl G.m.b.H. Berlin [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Robert Kahn (1865 - 1951), "Das Ringlein sprang entzwei", op. 75 (45 Lieder für dreistimmigen Chor a capella) no. 10 (1924) [ three-part chorus a cappella ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Marie Charlotte Henriette von Kehler (1822 - 1882), "Das Ringlein", op. 17 (Lieder-Album. 12 Dichtungen für 1 mittlere Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 6, published 1899 [ medium voice and piano ], Kassel, Kuprions Nachf. [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2009-04-21
Line count: 12
Word count: 71
There is a song circulating among the people, The girls sing it at night, When, under the [whispering stalks]1 In the [field]2, yearning awakens. The song of the broken ring And of the mill in the vale, The waters surged and swooshed, The lad was oh, so heartsore. I sang it so often with the others, Now I creep quietly past them And bury my head in my hands: "My ring broke in two."
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View original text (without footnotes)Translations of title(s):
"Das Ringlein" = "The little ring"
"Das Ringlein brach entzwei" = "My little ringbroke in two"
"Das Ringlein sprang entzwei" = "My little ring broke in two"
2 Hermann: "garden"
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2021 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 Anna (Nuhn) Ritter (1865 - 1921), "Das Ringlein sprang entzwei", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Das Ringlein sprang entzwei, no. 30
This text was added to the website: 2021-08-20
Line count: 12
Word count: 77