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by Kate Freiligrath Kroeker (1845 - 1904)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Weh', Windchen, weh', Windchen

Language: German (Deutsch) after the English

Our translations: ENG

Weh', Windchen, [weh', Windchen,]¹ 
  Über Berg und über Thal!
Weh' die Wolken vom Himmel, 
  Dass die Sonne uns strahl'.²

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

• E. Frank

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Confirmed with Am Fenster in Bildern und Versen von Kate Greenaway, der deutsche Text von Käthe Freiligrath-Kroeker, München: Theodor Stroefers Kunstverlag, [1880], page 23.

¹ Frank: "weh' "
² Frank adds:

Komm, Schäfchen, komm,
  Folg' nur immer meiner Hand!
Sollst ein Kränzlein haben
  Und von Seide ein Band.

Text Authorship:

by Kate Freiligrath Kroeker (1845 - 1904), no title, appears in Am Fenster in Bildern und Versen von Kate Greenaway [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Based on:

a text in English by Catherine "Kate" Greenaway (1846 - 1901), no title, appears in Under the Window: Pictures & Rhymes for Children, first published 1879
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by Ernst Frank (1847 - 1889), "Weh', Windchen, weh'", op. 16 no. 3, published 1882 [ vocal duet for soprano and alto with piano ], from Fünf Duette aus "Am Fenster" in Bildern und Versen von Kate Greenaway für Sopran und Alt mit Pianoforte, no. 3, Leipzig, Kistner [sung text checked 1 time]

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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Blow, little wind, blow", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor], Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2020-05-30
Line count: 4
Word count: 21

Blow, little wind, blow

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Blow, little wind, [blow, little wind,¹
  Over mountain and over valley!
Blow the clouds from the sky
  So that the sun may shine for us.²

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¹ Frank: "blow"
² Frank adds:

Come, little sheep, come,
  Only always follow my hand!
You shall have a little wreath
  And a ribbon of silk.

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2024 by Sharon Krebs, (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 Kate Freiligrath Kroeker (1845 - 1904), no title, appears in Am Fenster in Bildern und Versen von Kate Greenaway
- Go to the text page.

Based on:

a text in English by Catherine "Kate" Greenaway (1846 - 1901), no title, appears in Under the Window: Pictures & Rhymes for Children, first published 1879
- Go to the text page.

This text was added to the website: 2024-09-29
Line count: 4
Word count: 27