And after all, I even ate the rose | And after all, I even ate the rose

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by Gottfried Keller (1819 - 1890)

Translation © by Martin Stock

Da hab' ich gar die Rose aufgegessen

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG FRE

Da hab' ich gar die Rose aufgegessen,
Die sie mir in die starre Hand gegeben!
Daß ich noch einmal würde Rosen essen,
Hätt nimmer ich geglaubt in meinem Leben!

Ich möcht' nur wissen, ob es eine rote,
Ob eine weiße Rose das gewesen?
Gib täglich uns, o Herr! von deinem Brote,
Und wenn du willst, erlös' uns von dem Bösen!

Text Authorship:

by Gottfried Keller (1819 - 1890), appears in Gesammelte Gedichte, in Lebendig begraben, no. 8 [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 Othmar Schoeck (1886 - 1957), "Da hab' ich gar die Rose aufgegessen", op. 40 no. 8 (1926) [bass or baritone, mixed chorus, and orchestra], from Lebendig begraben: 14 Gesänge nach der gleichnamigen Gedichtfolge von Gottfried Keller, no. 8, Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel [ sung text checked 1 time]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

Also set in English, a translation by James Joyce (1882 - 1941) , no title FRE ; composed by Samuel Barber.

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

ENG English (Martin Stock) , "And after all, I even ate the rose", copyright © 2004, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Alors j'ai même mangé la rose", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Word count: 60

And after all, I even ate the rose

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

And after all, I even ate the rose
The one they lay in my stiff hand!
That I would ever eat roses -
I never would have thought it in my life!

The only thing I'd like to know is: was it red
or white a rose I ate -
Day by day give us of Your bread, oh Lord,
And, if You may, keep us away from the Evil one!

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Gottfried Keller (1819 - 1890), appears in Gesammelte Gedichte, in Lebendig begraben, no. 8
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This text was added to the website: 2004-04-10
Line count: 8
Word count: 69