My beloved has given me a ring

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by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Ein Ringlein hat mein Liebster mir...

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Ein Ringlein hat mein Liebster mir gegeben,
  O meine Mutter, warum weinest du?
Und ich gelobt ihm Treu' auf Tod und Leben,
  O meine Mutter, sage Ja dazu! -- -- 
Und er ist jung, die Fremde wird ihn locken,
  O meine Tochter, wieder kehrt er nie.
Vom Thurme läuten schon die Sterbeglocken,
  O meine Tochter, horch! mich rufen sie.

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Paul Heyse, Italienisches Liederbuch, Berlin: Verlag von Wilhelm Hertz (Bessersche Buchhandlung), 1860, page 214.

Text Authorship:

by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), "Zwiesprach", appears in Italienisches Liederbuch, in Volksthümliche Lieder, first published 1860 [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 Ekkehard Reuter , "Zwiegespräch", published 1896 [ medium voice and piano ], from Drei Lieder für eine mittlere Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 2, Berlin: Sulzbach [sung text not yet checked]

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2021-02-07
Line count: 8
Word count: 57

My beloved has given me a ring

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

My beloved has given me a ring,
  Oh my mother, why do you weep?
And I vowed to be faithful to him in death and in life,
  Oh my mother, say yes to it! -- -- 
And he is young, foreign lands shall entice him,
  Oh my daughter, he shall never return.
From the steeple the funeral bells are already tolling,
  Oh my daughter, hark! it is I whom they are calling.

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Translations of title(s):
"Zwiegespräch" = "Dialogue"
"Zwiesprach" = "Dialogue"

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2021 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 Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), "Zwiesprach", appears in Italienisches Liederbuch, in Volksthümliche Lieder, first published 1860
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This text was added to the website: 2021-02-07
Line count: 8
Word count: 70