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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

Soll ich denn sterben
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Soll ich [denn]1 sterben,
Bin noch so jung?
Wenn das mein Vater wüßt,
Daß ich schon sterben müßt,
Er tät sich [kränken]2
Bis in den Tod.
Wenn es die Mutter wüßt,
Wenn es die Schwester wüßt,
Täten sich härmen
Bis in den Tod.
Wenn es mein Mädel wüßt,
Daß ich schon sterben müßt,
Sie tät sich [kränken]1
Mit mir ins Grab.

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•   F. Van der Stucken 

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1 Hübschmann: "schon"
2 van der Stucken: "grämen"

Text Authorship:

  • from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Rückfall der Krankheit", appears in Des Knaben Wunderhorn [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 Julius Buths (1851 - 1920), "Jung sterben", op. 5 (Drei Lieder im Volkston für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1875 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Seitz [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Maria Herz (1878 - 1950), "Rückfall der Krankheit" [ voice and piano ], from Fünf Lieder, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Werner Hübschmann , "Rückfall der Krankheit", published [1935/6] [ mixed chorus ], from Drei gemischte Chöre aus "Des Knaben Wunderhorn", no. 2, Leipzig ; Zürich : Hug [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Wilhelm Kienzl (1857 - 1941), "Sterben", op. 87 no. 2, published 1914 [ voice and piano ], from Nachsommerblüten. Zwölf Lieder und Gesänge am Klavier (einstimm.), no. 2, Berlin-Schöneberg, Musikverlag 'Eos'  [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Joseph Pache , "Soll ich denn sterben", op. 5 (Drei Lieder) no. 3, published 1889 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Ollendorff [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Frank Valentin Van der Stucken (1858 - 1929), "Jung sterben", op. 1 no. 4, published 1878, from Jünglingsliebe, no. 4, also set in Dutch (Nederlands) [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Richard Wiekenhausser , "Jung sterben", op. 7 (Sechs Lieder und Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1887 [ voice and piano ], Wien, Wetzler [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Erich J. Wolff (1874 - 1913), "Soll ich denn sterben?", Lieder no. 49, published 1914 [sung text checked 1 time]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

  • Also set in Dutch (Nederlands), a translation by Victor Alexis Dela Montagne (1854 - 1915) ; composed by Frank Valentin Van der Stucken.
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English [singable] (Helen Dellenbauch Tretbar) , "'Tis sad to die"


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 14
Word count: 64

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