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Wasser trug das junge Mädchen, Neigte sich zum Wasser nieder, Sagte zu sich selbst die Worte: "Armes Kind! Wie bist so schön du! Hättest du ein grünes Kränzlein, Wärst du, Arme, noch viel schöner! Möchte wohl den Hirten lieben, Constantin, den jungen Hirten, Der dahergeht vor den Schafen, Wie der Mond geht vor den Sternen!"
Text Authorship:
- by Therese Albertine Luise von Jacob (1797 - 1870), "Armes Kind", appears in Volkslieder der Serben, first published 1825 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Serbian (Српски) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Нема љепоте без вијенца", appears in Српске народне пјесме - скупио ис и на свијет издао Вук Стеф. Караџић (Srpske narodne pjesme)
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), "Armes Kind", op. 45 no. 6, published 1885 [ mezzo-soprano and piano ], from Serbische Mädchenlieder, no. 6, Leipzig, Rieter-Biedermann [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Alexander Winterberger (1834 - 1914), "Armes Kind", op. 52 no. 4, published 1881 [ vocal duet for 2 female voices with piano ], from Sieben Volkspoesien für 2 Frauenstimme mit Pianoforte. 2 Hefte, no. 4, Leipzig, Kahnt [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Pobre nena", copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Poor child", 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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La noia portava aigua, inclinà el cap a l’aigua, i es va dir a si mateixa: “Pobre nena! Que bonica que ets! Si només tinguessis una petita garlanda verda, tu, pobreta, series encara més bonica! Segur que podries estimar el pastor, en Constantí, el jove pastor, que camina davant les ovelles, com la lluna camina davant de les estrelles!"
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- 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. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Therese Albertine Luise von Jacob (1797 - 1870), "Armes Kind", appears in Volkslieder der Serben, first published 1825
Based on:
- a text in Serbian (Српски) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Нема љепоте без вијенца", appears in Српске народне пјесме - скупио ис и на свијет издао Вук Стеф. Караџић (Srpske narodne pjesme)
This text was added to the website: 2026-10-19
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Word count: 59