An der Rose Busen schmiegt sich Tröpfchen Thau so still und wiegt sich. Glühend heiß kommt Sonnenstrahl: Rose, du bist mein Gemahl! Sonnenstrahl kos't und wirbt, Tröpfchen Thau hört's und stirbt.
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Confirmed with Buch der Liebe von Hoffmann von Fallersleben, Breslau, bei Georg Philipp Aderholz, 1836, page 14.
Note: modernized spelling would change "Thau" to "Tau"
Text Authorship:
- by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874), no title, appears in Buch der Liebe, no. 22, Breslau, bei Georg Philipp Aderholz, first published 1836 [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 Franz Krežma (1862 - 1881), "An der Rose Busen", op. 3 (Zwölf Lieder für 1 hohe Stimme mit Pianoforte) no. 6, published 1879 [ high voice and piano ], Wien, Gutmann [sung text not yet checked]
- by Louis Rée (1861 - 1939), "Lied", op. 18 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 3, published 1891 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig-Reudnitz, Protze [sung text not yet checked]
- by Anton Grigoryevich Rubinstein (1829 - 1894), "Lied", op. 33 (6 Lieder) no. 2 (1856) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Edward Faber Schneider (1872 - 1950), "Der Thautropfen", op. 6 (Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1897 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Schlesinger [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English [singable] (Constance Bache) (William Stigand, né Stigant) , "The dew-drop"
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2007-06-07
Line count: 6
Word count: 31
On the rose's bosom lying, Happy dewdrop rested sighing; Sunbeam came down from above; Woo'd the rose with glowing love. Kiss'd and call'd her his bride, Dewdrop heard it and died.
Text Authorship:
- Singable translation possibly by Constance Bache (1846 - 1903), "The dew-drop" [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
- Singable translation possibly by William Stigand, né Stigant (1825 - 1915), "The dew-drop" [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874), no title, appears in Buch der Liebe, no. 22, Breslau, bei Georg Philipp Aderholz, first published 1836
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 ]
Researcher for this page: Harry Joelson
This text was added to the website: 2008-04-30
Line count: 6
Word count: 31