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Wär' ich Arme, ach! ein frisches Bächlein, Wüßte wohl, wo ich entspringen möchte! An der Sawa, an dem kühlen Strome, Wo vorbeiziehn die Getreideschiffe; Daß ich meinen süßen Lieben sähe: Ob noch blüht die Ros' am Steuerruder, In der Hand die Nelk' ihm schon verwelkte! Alles, was ich, ach! am Samstag pflückte, Sonntags gab ich's, daß den Freund es schmückte!
Text Authorship:
- from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Die Liebende", appears in Volkslieder der Serben, Zweiter Theil. Leipzig: F.A. Brockhaus, page 130, in the section "Frauenlieder", first published 1853 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Serbian (Српски) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Опет жеља дјевојчина", appears in Српске народне пјесме - скупио ис и на свијет издао Вук Стеф. Караџић (Srpske narodne pjesme), p. 263, first published 1841
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Heinrich von Herzogenberg (1843 - 1900), "Die Liebende", op. 45 no. 1, published 1885 [ mezzo-soprano and piano ], from Serbische Mädchenlieder, no. 1, Leipzig, Rieter-Biedermann [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "L'enamorada", copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The woman in love", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Si jo fos, ai las, un fresc rierol, sabria ben bé d'on m’agradaria brollar! A la vora del Sawa, a la vora d'aquell riu fresc, on passen els vaixells que carreguen cereals; per poder veure el meu dolç estimat: si la rosa encara floreix al timó, si el clavell a la seva mà ja s'ha marcit! Tot allò que jo, ai las!, vaig collir el dissabte, ho vaig donar el diumenge, perquè adornés el meu estimat!
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Catalan (Català) copyright © 2026 by Salvador Pila, (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.
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Die Liebende", appears in Volkslieder der Serben, Zweiter Theil. Leipzig: F.A. Brockhaus, page 130, in the section "Frauenlieder", first published 1853
Based on:
- a text in Serbian (Српски) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Опет жеља дјевојчина", appears in Српске народне пјесме - скупио ис и на свијет издао Вук Стеф. Караџић (Srpske narodne pjesme), p. 263, first published 1841
This text was added to the website: 2026-11-01
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