You are the fairest far and wide | You are the fairest far and wide

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by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914)

Translation © by Donna (Bareket) Breitzer

Ihr seid die Allerschönste weit und...

Language: German (Deutsch) after the Italian (Italiano)

Our translations: CAT ENG FRE

Ihr seid die Allerschönste weit und breit,
Viel schöner als im Mai der Blumenflor.
Orvieto's Dom steigt so voll Herrlichkeit,
Viterbo's größter Brunnen nicht empor.
So hoher Reiz und Zauber ist dein eigen,
Der Dom von Siena muß sich vor dir neigen.
Ach, du bist so an Reiz und Anmuth reich,
Der Dom von Siena selbst ist dir nicht gleich.

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Paul Heyse, Italienisches Liederbuch, Berlin: Verlag von Wilhelm Hertz (Bessersche Buchhandlung), 1860, page 20.

Text Authorship:

by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), no title, appears in Italienisches Liederbuch, in Rispetti, in Toscanisch, no. 41, first published 1860 [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]

Based on:

a text in Italian (Italiano) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "E sete la piú bella mentovata", appears in Canti popolari toscani. Raccolti e annotati da Giuseppe Tigri, Firenze, Barbera, first published 1856
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by Hans Hermann (1870 - 1931), "Ihr seid die Allerschönste weit und breit", published 1899 [ soprano and piano ], from [Sechs] Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Mason und Hamlin-Harmonium, no. 4, Berlin, Koeppen (Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel) [sung text not yet checked]
by Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903), "Ihr seid die Allerschönste weit und breit", 1890-6, from Italienisches Liederbuch, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Vós sou la més formosa de tot l’entorn", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Donna (Bareket) Breitzer) , "You are the fairest far and wide", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Alberto Pedrotti , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2003-12-29
Line count: 8
Word count: 60

You are the fairest far and wide

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

You are the fairest far and wide,
Much fairer than flowers in May.
Orvieto's cathedral does   not rise so glorious,
Nor Viterbo's grandest fountain.
Such lofty charm and magic are your own,
Siena cathedral must bow before you.
Oh, you are so rich in charm and grace,
Even Siena cathedral is not your peer.

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), no title, appears in Italienisches Liederbuch, in Rispetti, in Toscanisch, no. 41, first published 1860
- Go to the text page.

Based on:

a text in Italian (Italiano) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "E sete la piú bella mentovata", appears in Canti popolari toscani. Raccolti e annotati da Giuseppe Tigri, Firenze, Barbera, first published 1856
- Go to the text page.

This text was added to the website: 2003-12-29
Line count: 8
Word count: 54