My little garden | I have planted myself a little garden

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by Johann Paul Kaltenbaeck (1804 - 1861)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Mein Gärtlein

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Hab' mir ein Gärtlein gebauet
Von Veilchen und von grünem Klee,
Ich fürcht', es ist mir erforen,
Wie that das Scheiden so weh!

Erfroren ist mir bei Sonnenschein,
Ein Kräutlein: Je länger je lieber;
Erforen ist mir bei Sonnenschein,
Ein Blümlein: Vergiss mein nicht!

Text Authorship:

by Johann Paul Kaltenbaeck (1804 - 1861) [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 Walter von Goethe (1817 - 1885), "Mein Gärtlein", op. 20 (VI Altdeutsche Lieder), Heft 3 no. 6 [ vocal duet and piano ], Hannover: in der Hofmusikalienhandlung von Adolph Nagel [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2025-12-13
Line count: 8
Word count: 44

My little garden

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

I have planted myself a little garden
Of violets and green clover,
I fear that it has frozen on me,
How parting was so painful!

In the sunshine there froze 
A little herb: The longer the better;
In the sunshine there froze 
A little flower: Forget-me-not!

Text Authorship:

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Paul Kaltenbaeck (1804 - 1861)
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This text was added to the website: 2025-12-15
Line count: 8
Word count: 46