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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Translation by Ferdinand Gregorovius (1821 - 1891)

Sprich, o Mädchen, wer wird erben
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Italian (Italiano) 
Our translations:  ENG
Er.
 Sprich, o Mädchen, wer wird erben
 Deine Schönheit vor dem Sterben?
 Laß mich diesen Schatz erwerben,
 Weil ich doch so lieb dich habe.

Sie.
 Keiner, keiner soll ihn erben,
 Mag die Schönheit nur verderben,
 Und zergehn in lauter Scherben,
 Will sie tragen bis zum Grabe.

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Ferdinand Gregorovius, Wanderjahre in Italien, Erster Band, Figuren. Geschichte, Leben und Scenerie aus Italien, Vierte Auflage, Leipzig: F.A. Brockhaus, 1874, page 310.


Text Authorship:

  • by Ferdinand Gregorovius (1821 - 1891), no title, appears in Wanderjahre in Italien, in Toscanische Melodieen, no. 11 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Based on:

  • a text in Italian (Italiano) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist , Tuscan [text unavailable]
    • Go to the text page.

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Ignaz Brüll (1846 - 1907), "Duett", op. 22, Heft 2 no. 5, published 1876 [ duet for tenor and soprano with piano ], from Cyclus toscanischer Lieder, no. 5, Wien, Schreiber [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Ernst Frank (1847 - 1889), "Sprich o Mädchen", op. 11 no. 2, published 1875 [ voice and piano ], from Zehn toscanische Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 2, Mannheim, Sohler & D. [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Ludwig Schneller , "Sprich, o Mädchen, wer wird erben", published 1894 [ voice and piano ], from Toscanische Melodien nach Ferd. Gregorovius für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, Heft 2, no. 7, Berlin, Schlesinger [sung text not yet checked]

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2009-08-28
Line count: 10
Word count: 46

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