Once long ago I wanted to twine you a wreath

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by Friedrich Martin von Bodenstedt (1819 - 1892)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Einst wollt' ich einen Kranz dir winden

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG POR

Einst [wollt']¹ ich einen Kranz dir winden
Und konnte keine Blumen finden!
Jetzt find ich Blumen fern und nah,
Ach! aber du bist nicht mehr da!

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

• F. Liszt

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¹ Liszt: "wollte"

Text Authorship:

by Friedrich Martin von Bodenstedt (1819 - 1892), no title, appears in Aus dem nachlasse Mirza Schaffy's: Neues Liederbuch, in 1. Lieder der Liebe, in 1. Vorklänge, no. 4 [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 Ingeborg Bronsart von Schellendorf (1840 - 1913), "Einst wollt' ich einen Kranz dir winden", op. 12 (Fünf Gedichte) no. 3, published 1880 [ voice and piano ], Oldenburg, Schulze [sung text not yet checked]
by William Humphreys Dayas (1863 - 1903), "Einst wollt' ich einen Kranz dir winden", op. 10 no. 3, published 1895 [ voice and piano ], from Stimmungsbilder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, Leipzig, Fritzsch [sung text not yet checked]
by Walter Imboden , "Einst wollt' ich einen Kranz dir winden", op. 1 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1889 [ voice and piano ], Frankfurt a/M., Firnberg [sung text not yet checked]
by Franz (Ferenc) Liszt (1811 - 1886), "Einst", S. 332 (1878), published 1879 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]

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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
POR Portuguese (Português) (Margarida Moreno) , "Outrora", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Word count: 27

Once long ago I wanted to twine you a...

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Once long ago I wanted to twine you a wreath
And I couldn't find any flowers!
Now I find flowers near and far,
Ah! but you are no longer there!

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Translated titles:
"Einst wollt' ich einen Kranz dir winden" = "Once long ago I wanted to twine you a wreath"
"Einst" = "Once long ago"

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Martin von Bodenstedt (1819 - 1892), no title, appears in Aus dem nachlasse Mirza Schaffy's: Neues Liederbuch, in 1. Lieder der Liebe, in 1. Vorklänge, no. 4
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This text was added to the website: 2011-05-01
Line count: 4
Word count: 30