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Meine Mutter hat's gewollt, Den andern ich nehmen sollt; Was ich zuvor besessen, Mein Herz sollt es vergessen; Das hat es nicht gewollt. Meine Mutter klag ich an, Sie hat nicht wohlgetan; Was sonst in Ehren stünde, Nun ist es worden Sünde. Was fang ich an? Für all mein' Stolz und Freud Gewonnen hab ich Leid. Ach, wär das nicht geschehen, Ach, könnt ich betteln gehen Über die braune Heid!
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- by Theodor Storm (1817 - 1888), no title, appears in Immensee, in Meine Mutter hat's gewollt, Elisabeth's song [author's text checked 1 time 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 Johann Bernhard André , "Meine Mutter hat's gewollt", op. 16 (Sechs Lieder für Mezzo-Sopran mit Pianoforte) no. 5, published 1875 [mezzo-soprano and piano], Berlin, Paez [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Franz Behr (1837 - 1898), "Meine Mutter hat's gewollt", op. 373 (Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1876 [voice and piano], Reichenberg, Schöpfer [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Rudolph Bergh (1859 - 1924), "Elisabeth", op. 18 (Fünf Lieder) no. 4. [voice and piano] [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Wenzel Theodor Bradsky (1833 - 1881), "Elisabeth", subtitle: "Volkslied", op. 18 (Zwei Lieder) no. 2, published 1864 [voice and piano], Berlin, Simrock [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by (Friedrich) August Bungert (1845 - 1915), "Verdorben", op. 34 no. 3, published 1884 [vocal duet for alto and medium voice with piano], from Gestalten und Erinnerungen, no. 3, Berlin, Luckhardt [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Victor Cormann (1871 - 1963), "Elisabeth", op. 3 (Fünf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 2, published 1899 [voice and piano], Dresden, Rost [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Robert Emmerich (1836 - 1891), "Meine Mutter hat's gewollt", op. 17 no. 3, published 1866 [voice and piano], from 3 Gesänge aus Immensee von Storm, no. 3, Offenbach, André [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Ernst Paul Flügel (1844 - 1912), "Meine Mutter hat's gewollt", op. 6 (Sechs Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte-Begleitung) no. 5, published 1876 [voice and piano], in Blätter für Hausmusik hrsg. von E.W. Fritzsch, Jahrg. I. 1876. Klasse A. Gesangsmusik. Leipzig, Fritzsch., Heft 9 [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Robert Franz (1815 - 1892), "Ach, wär' es nie geschehen!", op. 23 (Sechs Gesänge) no. 3, published 1855 [voice and piano], Leipzig, Whistling [ sung text checked 1 time]
- by Carl Georg Peter Grädener (1812 - 1883), "Meine Mutter hat's gewollt", op. 23 (Sechs deutsche Lieder für Alt oder Baritone mit Pianoforte) no. 5, published 1872 [alto or baritone and piano], Hamburg, Schuberth [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Robert Gund (1865 - 1927), "Meine Mutter hat's gewollt", op. 10 (Acht Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 7, published 1894 [voice and piano], Leipzig, Kistner [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Kurt Hessenberg (1908 - 1994), "Elisabeth", 1940. [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Martin Jacobi (1864 - 1919), "Meine Mutter hat's gewollt", op. 2 (Fünf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 1, published 1888 [mezzo-soprano and piano], Berlin, Paez [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Wilhelm Kienzl (1857 - 1941), "Meine Mutter hat's gewollt", op. 39 (Zwei Lieder für 1 Mittelstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1890 [medium voice and piano], Berlin, Ries & Erler [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Max Kretschmar , "Ach wär' es nie geschehen", op. 4 (Zwei Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1889 [voice and piano], Baden-Baden, Sommermeyer [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by W. J. Otto Lessmann (1844 - 1918), "Meine Mutter hat's gewollt", op. 3 (Vier Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1869 [voice and piano], Berlin, Trautwein [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Carl Adolf Lorenz, Dr. (1837 - 1923), "Elisabeth", op. 9 (Drei Lieder) no. 2, published 1869 [voice and piano], Stettin, Bulang [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Friedrich August Naubert (1839 - 1897), "Meine Mutter hat's gewollt", op. 8 (Sechs Lieder für 1 mittlere Stimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 3, published 1877 [medium voice and piano], Leipzig, Hofmeister [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Joseph Pache , "Meine Mutter hat's gewollt", published 1889 [low voice and piano], from Drei Lieder, no. 2, Berlin, Plothow [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Josef Schelb (1894 - 1977), "Meine Mutter hat's gewollt", 1946, from 5 Lieder nach Gedichten von Theodor Storm, no. 1. [ sung text checked 1 time]
- by Hans August Friedrich Zincke genannt Sommer (1837 - 1922), "Elisabeth", op. 17 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 4 (1885-91), published 1893 [voice and piano], Berlin, Ries & Erler [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Richard Trunk (1879 - 1968), "Meine Mutter hat's gewollt", op. 9 (Drei Lieder) no. 2. [voice and piano] [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Bruno Walter (1876 - 1962), "Meine Mutter hat's gewollt", op. 11 (Sechs Lieder) no. 1. [voice and piano] [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Helene Zitelmann , "Meine Mutter hat's gewollt", op. 1 (Sieben Lieder für 1 tiefere Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 1, published 1899 [low voice and piano], Berlin, Simon [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Margarete Münsterberg) , "Elisabeth's Song (From "Immensee")", appears in A Harvest of German Verse, first published 1916
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Text added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Last modified: 2014-06-16 10:01:51
Line count: 15
Word count: 70
Ma mère l'a voulu, Que je prenne l'autre ; Ce que j'avais possédé, Mon cœur doit l'oublier ; Il ne l'a pas voulu. J'accuse ma mère, Elle n'a pas bien agi ; Ce qui naguère était honorable Est devenu aujourd'hui péché. Que vais-je entreprendre ? En échange de toute ma fierté et ma joie J'ai récolté la douleur. Ah, je voudrais que ce ne fut point arrivé, Ah, si je pouvais aller mendier Sur la lande brune !
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Theodor Storm (1817 - 1888), no title, appears in Immensee, in Meine Mutter hat's gewollt, Elisabeth's song
Text added to the website: 2010-07-31 00:00:00
Last modified: 2014-06-16 10:03:54
Line count: 15
Word count: 78