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by Rudolf Löwenstein (1819 - 1891)

I sah mal a Blimle, das war so geknickt
Language: Niederdeutsch 
[I sah mal a Blimle]1, das war so geknickt, 
Und hat scho ganz trauri sei Köpfte genickt,
Doch habens de Blätter so lang noch geschmuckt, 
Bis de Sonn war unter e Himmel geruckt.

I sah mal e Falter, der lebte no 
Und war doch zerstoche gar grausam scho,
Es haben de Fligle gezittert, gezuckt,
Bis de Sonn war unter e Himmel geruckt.

I sah mal a Fisch, der war nit tot 
Und war doch zerschnitte und bluti roth,
Es haben de Stickte gelebt und gezuckt,
Bis de Sonn war unter e Himmel geruckt.

Mei Schatz is mer untreu. -- A Jedes sind Ruh: 
Der Fisch und der Falter, das Blimle dazu;
Mei Sonn is scho unter, ezwei is mei Herz,
Und kann doch nit sterbe bei alle dem Schmerz.

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Confirmed with Blüthen deutscher Poesie, ed. by Ferdinand Schmidt, M. Simion, Berlin, 1850, page 76.

1 Nessler: "Ich sah' mal Blimle" ; further changes may exist not shown above.

Text Authorship:

  • by Rudolf Löwenstein (1819 - 1891), "Das gebrochene Herz" [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 Victor Ernst Nessler (1841 - 1890), "Das gebrochene Herz", op. 68 (Drei Lieder für 2 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1874 [ vocal duet with piano ], Leipzig, Forberg [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Anton Grigoryevich Rubinstein (1829 - 1894), "Das gebrochene Herz", op. 1 (Schnaderhürfel. Sechs kurze Lieder in Niederdeutsch von Rudolf Löwenstein) no. 4, published 1848, also set in Russian (Русский) [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Ferdinand Schulz (1821 - 1897), "I sah mal a Blümle", op. 26 (Zwei Lieder für Sopran (oder Tenor) mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1853 [ soprano or tenor and piano ], Berlin, Damköhler [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Alwin Schutzer , "I sah mal a Blümle ", op. 21 (Vier Volkslieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1876 [ voice and piano ], Offenbach, André  [sung text not yet checked]

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  • Also set in Russian (Русский), a translation by Viktor Aleksandrovich Krylov (1838 - 1908) ; composed by Anton Grigoryevich Rubinstein.
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2015-09-30
Line count: 16
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