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Birg, o Veilchen, in deinem blauen Kelche, Birg die Tränen der Wehmut, bis mein Liebchen Diese Quelle besucht! Entpflückt sie lächelnd Dich dem Rasen, die Brust mit dir zu schmücken. O dann schmiege dich ihr ans Herz, und sag ihr, Daß die Tropfen in deinem blauen Kelche Aus der Seele des treu'sten Jünglings flossen, Der sein Leben verweinet, und den Tod wünscht.
Authorship
- by Ludwig Heinrich Christoph Hölty (1748 - 1776) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
- a text in Italian (Italiano) by Giovanni Battista Zappi (1667 - 1719) [text unavailable]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)
- by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "An ein Veilchen", op. 49 (Fünf Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte) no. 2 (1868), published 1868, first performed 1871 [voice and piano], Berlin, Simrock [text verified 1 time]
- by Johann Xaver Sterkel (1750 - 1817), "An ein Veilchen", op. 40 (Sechs Lieder mit Begleitung des Piano-Forte von Hölty) no. 5 [voice and piano], Augsburg, Gombart, No. 290 [text not verified]
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- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , title 1: "To a violet", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , title 1: "Aan een viooltje", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2003-11-04
Line count: 8
Word count: 62
Ô violette, cache dans ton calice bleu, Cache les larmes de la mélancolie jusqu'à ce que ma bien-aimée Visite cette source ! Qu'elle te cueille en souriant De la pelouse pour orner sa poitrine. Blottis-toi alors sur son cœur et dis-lui Que les larmes de ton calice bleu Coulèrent de l'âme du plus fidèle des garçons Qui pleure sa vie et désire la mort.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2009 by Pierre Mathé, (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 Ludwig Heinrich Christoph Hölty (1748 - 1776)
- a text in Italian (Italiano) by Giovanni Battista Zappi (1667 - 1719) [text unavailable]
This text was added to the website: 2009-10-06
Line count: 8
Word count: 64