Little Marie sits pondering under the tree

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by Kate Freiligrath Kroeker (1845 - 1904)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Mariechen sitzt sinnend unter dem Baum

Language: German (Deutsch) after the English

Our translations: ENG

Mariechen sitzt sinnend unter dem Baum;
  Sie liest von viel schönen Princessen;
Die Blumen blüh'n, sie ist wie im Traum.
  Sie hat rings alles vergessen.

Sie träumte sie wär' die Princessin schön,
  Der Prinz der winkt schon von ferne --
Die Bäume rauschen im Frühlingswehn --
  Was träumt Mariechen doch gerne!

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Am Fenster in Bildern und Versen von Kate Greenaway, der deutsche Text von Käthe Freiligrath-Kroeker, München: Theodor Stroefers Kunstverlag, [1880], page 21.

Text Authorship:

by Kate Freiligrath Kroeker (1845 - 1904), no title, appears in Am Fenster in Bildern und Versen von Kate Greenaway [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Based on:

a text in English by Catherine "Kate" Greenaway (1846 - 1901), no title, appears in Under the Window: Pictures & Rhymes for Children, first published 1879
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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 Ernst Frank (1847 - 1889), "Mariechen sitzt sinnend unter dem Baum", op. 14 no. 16, published 1881 [ vocal duet for soprano and alto with piano ], from 16 Duettinen aus 'Am Fenster' in Bildern und Versen von Kate Greenaway, no. 16, Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
by Karl Heinrich Carsten Reinecke (1824 - 1910), "Mariechen sitzt sinnend unterm Baum", op. 154b (Zehn Kinderlieder) no. 1 (1879) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2024-09-05
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Little Marie sits pondering under the...

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Little Marie sits pondering under the tree;
  She is reading about many lovely princesses;
The flowers are blooming, she is as if in a dream.
  She has forgotten everything around her.

She dreamed that she was a beautiful princess,
  The prince is already beckoning from afar --
The trees sough in the springtime breeze --
  How very gladly little Marie does dream!

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Translations of titles:
"Mariechen sitzt sinnend unter dem Baum" = "Little Marie sits pondering under the tree"
"Mariechen sitzt sinnend unterm Baum" = "Little Marie sits pondering under the tree"

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2024 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 Kate Freiligrath Kroeker (1845 - 1904), no title, appears in Am Fenster in Bildern und Versen von Kate Greenaway
- Go to the text page.

Based on:

a text in English by Catherine "Kate" Greenaway (1846 - 1901), no title, appears in Under the Window: Pictures & Rhymes for Children, first published 1879
- Go to the text page.

This text was added to the website: 2024-09-07
Line count: 8
Word count: 60