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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]1 Herz, und sag ihr, Daß die Tropfen in deinem blauen Kelche Aus der Seele des [treu'sten]2 Jünglings flossen, Der sein Leben [verweinet]3, und den Tod wünscht.
1 Amon: "an ihr"
2 Tomášek: "treuesten"
3 Amon: "verweint"
Text Authorship:
- by Ludwig Heinrich Christoph Hölty (1748 - 1776), "An ein Veilchen" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- 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 Johann Andreas Amon (1763 - 1825), "An ein Veilchen", op. 38 (Sechs Lieder mit Begleitung des Klaviers oder der Guitarre) no. 3 [ voice and piano or guitar ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Gottlob Bachmann (1763 - 1840), "An ein Veilchen", op. 33 no. 4 [ voice and piano ], from Sechs Oden, beym Clavier zu singen, no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]
- 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 [sung text checked 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 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Václav Jan Křtitel Tomášek (1774 - 1850), "An ein Veilchen", op. 2 (6 Lieder) no. 6 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "A una violeta", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Aan een viooltje", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "To a violet", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Johann Winkler
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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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Ludwig Heinrich Christoph Hölty (1748 - 1776), "An ein Veilchen"
Based on:
- 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: 63