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by Carl Siebel (1836 - 1868)

Am Brunnen hab' ich gestanden
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Am Brunnen hab' ich gestanden
Und wußte nicht wie mir war --
Das Wasser rann über den Eimer,
Und ich ward's nicht gewahr.

Ich sah in die dunkle Tiefe,
Es fielen die Thränen hinab --
Was weiß der tiefe Brunnen,
Daß ich geweinet hab'? --

Er hat mir Lieb' versprochen,
Und kommt doch nimmermehr. --
Ich trag' die Eimer zu heime,
Die Last ist gar zu schwer! --

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Carl Siebels Dichtungen gesammelt von seinen Freunden, Herausgegeben von Emil Rittershaus, Berlin: G. Grote'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1877, page 37.


Text Authorship:

  • by Carl Siebel (1836 - 1868), "Die Verlassene", appears in Dichtungen, in Lieder [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 Friedrich Behr (flourished 1850-1874), "Die Verlass'ne", op. 7 (6 Lieder von Carl Siebel) no. 3, published 1850 [ voice and piano ], Elberfeld bei Ferd. Reinhardt [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Richard Gompertz (1859 - 1921), "Die Verlassene", published 1896 [ voice and piano ], from 12 Lieder, no. 5, London, Augener [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Ferdinand von Hiller (1811 - 1885), "Die Verlassene", op. 111 (12 Lieder für eine Altstimme) no. 10, published 1864 [ alto and piano ], Bremen, Cranz [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Hans Huber (1852 - 1921), "Die Verlassene", op. 88 (Neun dreistimmige Frauenchöre mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 6, published 1886 [ alto, three-part women's chorus, and piano ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Paul Trauttenfels (b. 1849), "Am Brunnen", published 1876 [ female voice and piano ], from Lieder der Verlassenen. Lyrische Dichtungen für 1 Frauenstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 2, Berlin, Luckhardt  [sung text not yet checked]
  • by (Friedrich) Oskar Wermann (1840 - 1906), "Die Verlassene", op. 19 (Gesänge für Soprano, Alt, Tenor und Bass), Heft 2 no. 17, published 1878 [ satb quartet ], Dresden: Plötner & Meinhold [sung text not yet checked]

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2011-11-04
Line count: 12
Word count: 63

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