»Was rinnen dir die Tränen, die Tränen stumm und heiß durch deine feinen Finger, die Finger fein und weiß?« Mein Schleier ist zerrissen und wehet doch kein Wind und bin doch nirgends gangen niemals, wo Dornen sind ... Die Glocken haben heute so sonderbaren Klang, Gott weiß, warum ich weine, mir ist zum Sterben bang.
Confirmed with Hugo von Hoffmannsthal, Gedichte, Sammlung aus dem Projekt Gutenberg-DE, 2017
Text Authorship:
- by Hugo Hofmann, Edler von Hofmannsthal (1874 - 1929), "Mädchenlied" [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 Albin Fries (b. 1955), "Mädchenlied", op. 27 (4 Lieder nach Texten von Hugo von Hofmannsthal) no. 2 (2009), first performed 2011 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Rudolph T. Werther (1896 - 1986), "Mädchenlied", copyright © 2017 [ voice and piano ], University of Western Australia Conservatorium of Music [sung text not yet checked]
- by Paul Zoll (1907 - 1978), "Mädchenlied", published 1959 [ mixed chorus ], from Bange Liebe. Zyklus für achtstimmigen gemischten zum Teil vierstimmigen Frauen-Chor, no. 1, Heidelberg: W. Müller [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (David Wickham) , "Girl’s song", copyright ©
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This text was added to the website: 2023-05-16
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Word count: 54
Why do your tears run [ ... ]
Confirmed with David Wickham, Selected German songs. Vol. II, Poems by Hugo von Hofmannsthal : for medium/high voice and piano / Rudolf Werther Creator, Wollongong, NSW : Wirripang Pty Ltd, 2017
Text Authorship:
- by David Wickham , "Girl’s song", copyright © [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Hugo Hofmann, Edler von Hofmannsthal (1874 - 1929), "Mädchenlied"
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- [ None yet in the database ]
This text was added to the website: 2023-05-16
Line count: 12
Word count: 57