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Auch kleine Dinge können uns entzücken, Auch kleine Dinge können teuer sein. Bedenkt, wie gern wir uns mit Perlen schmücken; Sie werden schwer bezahlt und sind nur klein. Bedenkt, wie klein ist die Olivenfrucht, Und wird um ihre Güte doch gesucht. Denkt an die Rose nur, wie klein sie ist, Und duftet doch so lieblich, wie ihr wißt.
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- by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), no title, appears in Italienisches Liederbuch, no. 109, first published 1860 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
- a text in Italian (Italiano) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Le cose piccoline", appears in Canti popolari toscani, corsi, illirici, greci, raccolti ed illustrati da Niccolò Tommaseo, Venezia, G. Tasso, first published 1841
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- by Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903), "Auch kleine Dinge können uns entzücken
", 1890-6, from Italienisches Liederbuch, no. 1. [text verified 1 time]
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- ENG English (Donna Bareket) , title 1: "Even little things", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Aurelien Vicentini) , title 1: "Même les petites choses", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "Même de petites choses", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Text added to the website: 2003-11-09 00:00:00
Last modified: 2014-06-16 10:01:59
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Même les petites choses peuvent nous ravir/enchanter, Même les petites choses peuvent être précieuses/chères/coûteuses. Pensez à la façon dont nous nous parons volontiers de perles; On les paye chers, et pourtant elles sont petites. Pensez à la petitesse du fruit de l'olivier, Il est pourtant très recherché pour sa qualité. Pensez seulement à la rose, comment elle est petite, Et pourtant, les parfums qui s'en dégagent sont tellement agréables, comme vous le savez.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2009 by Aurelien Vicentini, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you must ask the copyright-holder(s) directly for permission. If you receive no response, you must consider it a refusal.
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), no title, appears in Italienisches Liederbuch, no. 109, first published 1860
- a text in Italian (Italiano) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Le cose piccoline", appears in Canti popolari toscani, corsi, illirici, greci, raccolti ed illustrati da Niccolò Tommaseo, Venezia, G. Tasso, first published 1841
Text added to the website: 2009-08-10 00:00:00
Last modified: 2014-06-16 10:03:19
Line count: 8
Word count: 73