Upon the acclivity many little roses grow | Upon the acclivity

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by Elise Polko

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Auf der Hald

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Auf der Hald
Viel Röslein stehn,
In den Wald
Die Rehlein gehn.
Ach wie bald
Ist's geschehn
Das Verschwinden und Verwehn.

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Confirmed with Elise Polko, "Das Schloß an der Weser. Eine wahrhafte Geschichte" Westermann's Illustrirte Deutsche Monatshefte, Nro. 40 der zweiten Folge, der ganzen Reihe Nro. 136 (Januar 1868), page 411. Note: In a later publication the words stehn, gehn, geschehn, Verwehn became stehen, gehen, geschehen, Verwehen, and the little text was labelled "Motto."

Text Authorship:

by Elise Polko , no title [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 Adalbert (Béla) Laszky (1867 - 1935), "Auf der Hald' viel Röslein stehn", published 1898 [ voice and piano ], from Zwanzig Lieder, Heft 1, no. 2, Budapest: F. Bárd et Frère [sung text not yet checked]

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Upon the acclivity many little roses grow", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2020-06-26
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Word count: 21

Upon the acclivity many little roses grow

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Upon the acclivity
Many little roses grow,
In the forest
The little deer go.
Ah how soon
Does it happen --
The disappearing and scattering.

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Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2020 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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a text in German (Deutsch) by Elise Polko , no title
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This text was added to the website: 2020-06-26
Line count: 7
Word count: 24