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by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850)
Translation © by Sharon Krebs
Diese Rose pflück' ich hier
Language: German (Deutsch)
Diese Rose pflück' ich hier In der [fremden]1 Ferne, Liebes [Mädchen]2, dir, ach dir, Brächt' ich sie so gerne! Doch bis ich zu dir mag ziehn Viele weite Meilen, Ist die Rose [längst]3 dahin; Denn die Rosen eilen. Nie soll weiter sich in's Land Lieb' von Liebe [wagen]4, Als sich blühend in der Hand Läßt die Rose tragen; Oder als die Nachtigall Halme bringt zum Neste, Oder als [ihr süßer]5 Schall Wandert mit dem Weste.
Available sung texts: (what is this?)
• B. Bartók • J. Lang • E. Mattiesen • F. Mendelssohn • O. Schoeck • J. Schulz-WeidaAbout the headline (FAQ)
View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Nicolaus Lenau’s sämtliche Werke, herausgegeben von G. Emil Barthel, Leipzig: Druck und Verlag von Philipp Reclam jun., [no year], page 173.
1 Mattiesen, Mendelssohn, Schoeck, Schulz-Weida: "weiten"2 Lang: "Herze"
3 Schulz-Weida: "schnell"
4 Bartók: "scheiden"
5 Bartók, Schulz-Weida: "der süße"
Text Authorship:
- by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850), no title, appears in Gedichte, in 4. Viertes Buch, in Liebesklänge, in An die Entfernte, no. 1 [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- by Ella Georgiyevna Adayevskaya (1846 - 1926), "An die Entfernte", 1866 [ voice and piano ], unpublished ; lost [sung text not yet checked]
- by Friedrich Barnbeck (c1801 - 1836), "An die Entfernte", published 1841 [ voice and piano ], from Sechs Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 4, Berlin, Trautwein und Co. [sung text not yet checked]
- by Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945), no title, 1900, published 2002 [ voice and piano ], from Liebeslieder, no. 2, Published as a facsimile of the manuscript, Homosassa, Florida: Bartók Records, ed. Ference Bónis [sung text checked 2 times]
- by Reinhold Bergell (b. 1841), "Der Entfernten", published 1895 [ voice and piano ], from Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, 5. Heft, no. 3, Stolp, Hildebrandt [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hans Bussmeyer , "Diese Rose pflück' ich hier", op. 2 (Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 3, published 1885 [ voice and piano ], München, Schmid [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Franz Dannehl (1870 - 1947), "An die Entfernte", published 1892 [ voice and piano ], Sangerhausen, Franke [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gustav Dippe (1858 - 1914), "An die Entfernte", op. 8 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1890 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, R. Schultz [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carroll Dunham , "Diese Rose pflück' ich hier", op. 1 no. 1, published 1886 [ voice and piano ], from An die Entfernte. Zwei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 1, Dresden, Hoffarth [sung text not yet checked]
- by Toni Edelmann (b. 1945), "An die Entfernte I", published c2003 [ voice and piano ], from Herbstlieder, no. 18, Helsinki : Sulasol [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl August Heymann-Rheineck (1854 - 1922), "Diese Rose pflück' ich hier", op. 12 (Acht Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte), Heft 2 no. 7, published 1887 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Ries & Erler [sung text not yet checked]
- by Josephine Lang (1815 - 1880), "An die Entfernte", op. 13 (Sechs Lieder) no. 5 (1839), published 1847 [ soprano and piano ], Mainz, Antwerpen, und Brüssel: B. Schott's Söhne [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Heinrich August Marschner (1795 - 1861), "An die Entfernte", op. 182 (Zwei Lieder für Tenor (oder Sopran) mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1857 [ tenor or soprano and piano ], Leipzig, Siegel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Emil Mattiesen (1875 - 1939), "An die Entfernte", op. 11 no. 3, published 190-?, from Stille Lieder I, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847), "An die Entfernte", op. 71 (Sechs Lieder) no. 3 (1847) [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Max Pohl , "An die Entfernte", published 1890 [ mezzo-soprano or baritone and piano ], from Zwei Lieder für Mezzo-Sopran oder Bariton mit Pianoforte, no. 2, Berlin, Raabe & Plothow [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ernst (Friedrich Karl) Rudorff (1840 - 1916), "An die Erntfernte", op. 28 (Drei Gedichte für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1882 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Bote & Bock [sung text not yet checked]
- by Othmar Schoeck (1886 - 1957), "An die Entfernte", op. 24a no. 3 (1914) [ voice and piano ], from Lieder nach Gedichten von Lenau, Hebbel, Dehmel und Spitteler, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Joseph Schulz-Weida (1830 - 1872), "An die Entfernte", op. 56 (Vier Lieder) no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Johann Vesque von Püttlingen (1803 - 1883), "An die Entfernte", 1838/9 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Felix Paul Weingartner (1863 - 1942), "An die Entfernte", op. 16 (Acht Gedichte von Nicolaus Lenau für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 1 (1891?), published 1894 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Challier & Co. [sung text not yet checked]
- by Alexander Winterberger (1834 - 1914), "Mit einer Rose", op. 22 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1875 [ tenor and piano ], Leipzig, Kahnt [sung text not yet checked]
- by Max Zenger (1837 - 1911), "An die Entfernte", op. 40 (Sechs Lieder für vierstimmigen gemischten Chor) no. 1, published 1879 [ four-part men's chorus ], München, Aibl [sung text not yet checked]
- by Heinrich Zöllner (1854 - 1941), "Der Entfernten", op. 2 (Drei Lieder für Sopran mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1877 [ soprano and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
The text above (or a part of it) is used in the following settings:
- by Ingeborg Bronsart von Schellendorf (1840 - 1913), "An die Entfernte", op. 23 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1892 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Bote & Bock
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "A la que és lluny", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "To the Distant One", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor] , Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 75
To the Distant One
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
I pick this rose here In the [unknown]1 distance. Dear [maiden]2, to you, ah to you I would bring it so gladly! But by the time I could travel to you Many distant miles, The rose would long be wilted; For roses hasten [to die]. Never should lovers [venture]3 Farther from each other Than a blooming rose may be Carried in a person's hand [without wilting]; Or [farther] than the nightingale Brings straws to its nest, Or [farther] than [the nightingale's] sweet sounds Are carried by the west wind.
View original text (without footnotes)
1 Mattiesen, Mendelssohn, Schoeck: "great"
2 Lang: "Herze"
3 Bartók: "part"
Translated titles:
An die Entfernte = To the distant one
An die Entfernte I = To the distant one I
Der Entfernten = To the distant one
Diese Rose pflück' ich hier = I pick this rose here
Mit einer Rose = With a rose
1 Mattiesen, Mendelssohn, Schoeck: "great"
2 Lang: "Herze"
3 Bartók: "part"
Translated titles:
An die Entfernte = To the distant one
An die Entfernte I = To the distant one I
Der Entfernten = To the distant one
Diese Rose pflück' ich hier = I pick this rose here
Mit einer Rose = With a rose
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2006 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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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850), no title, appears in Gedichte, in 4. Viertes Buch, in Liebesklänge, in An die Entfernte, no. 1
This text was added to the website: 2006-12-04
Line count: 16
Word count: 89