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Es war im Dorfe Hochzeit, Die Gäste schmausten und sprangen, Da kam zu dem frohen Feste Auch ein alter Sänger gegangen. Hei! was man dem jungen Paare Für reiche Geschenke beschied! Der Sänger brachte zum Feste Nichts als ein kleines Lied. Das Hochzeitspaar und die Gäste Sind längst im Grabe verdorrt - Verwittert sind alle Geschenke, Das Lied lebt immer noch fort!
About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with Friedrich Bodenstedt, Alte und neue Gedichte, Erster Band, Berlin: Verlag der Königlichen Geheimen Ober-Hofbuchdruckerei (R.v. Decker), 1867, page 135.
Authorship
- by Friedrich Martin von Bodenstedt (1819 - 1892), no title, appears in Alte und neue Gedichte, in 6. Volksweisen als Intermezzo [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 Wilhelm Freudenberg (1838 - 1928), "Das Lied des alten Sängers ", op. 16 (Sechs Gesänge für gemischten Chor) no. 5, published 1875 [ mixed chorus ], Leipzig, Siegel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Wilhelm Hill (1838 - 1902), "Es war im Dorfe Hochzeit", op. 37 (Sechs Gesänge für eine mittlere Stimme mit Pianoforte) no. 6, published 1874 [ medium voice and piano ], Hamburg: Hugo Pohle [sung text not yet checked]
- by Rudolf Wurmb , "Die Volksweise", op. 3 (Zwölf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte), Heft 2 no. 11, published 1883 [ voice and piano ], Wien, Wetzler [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2011-10-05
Line count: 12
Word count: 62
There was a wedding in the village, The guests feasted and sprang about dancing. Along to the joyful celebration There came also an old musician. Ha! what rich gifts were bestowed Upon the young couple! The musician brought only A little song to the celebration. The wedding couple and the guests Have long shrivelled in their graves - All the gifts are worn out, [But] the song still lives on!
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Translations of title(s):
"Das Lied des alten Sängers " = "The song of the old singer"
"Die Volksweise" = "The folk tune"
"Es war im Dorfe Hochzeit" = "There was a wedding in the village"
Authorship
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2020 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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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Martin von Bodenstedt (1819 - 1892), no title, appears in Alte und neue Gedichte, in 6. Volksweisen als Intermezzo
This text was added to the website: 2020-07-27
Line count: 12
Word count: 70