If only I were meant to be

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by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866)

Translation © by Bertram Kottmann

Hätte zu einem Traubenkerne

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE

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 Hätte zu einem Traubenkerne
 Mich nur doch der Himmel bestimmt!
 Niemand kenn' ich, nah' und ferne,
 Der so ganz im Genusse schwimmt!

Text Authorship:

by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866) [author's text not yet checked 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 Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Hätte zu einem Traubenkerne", subtitle: "Canon für Männerstimmen", WoO. 12 (1847), published 1906 [ TTBB chorus a cappella ], Berlin, Im Juniheft der Zeitschrift Die Musik [sung text checked 1 time]

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Si jo fos una grana de raïm", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Had tot een simpel druivenpitje", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Bertram Kottmann) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Dr. Gerrit den Hartogh

This text was added to the website: 2004-07-03
Line count: 4
Word count: 23

If only I were meant to be

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

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If only I were meant to be
a grape pip by the Lord above!
Nearby, afar no one I see
bathing in bliss largely enough!

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866)
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This text was added to the website: 2009-12-09
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Word count: 25