by Anna (Nuhn) Ritter (1865 - 1921)
Zwei gold'ne Ringlein blitzen
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): ENG
Zwei gold'ne Ringlein blitzen An meiner Hand, Von meines Liebsten Liebe Ein doppelt Pfand. Nun bin ich durch die Ringlein Schon in der Zeit Verbunden und verknüpfet Der Ewigkeit.
About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with Anna Ritter, Gedichte, Neunte Auflage, Stuttgart und Berlin: J.G. Cotta'sche Buchhandlung Nachfolger, 1900, page 51.
Authorship:
- by Anna (Nuhn) Ritter (1865 - 1921), "Wittwenring", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Das Ringlein sprang entzwei, no. 33 [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 Hanns Avril (1879 - 1951), "Witwenring", op. 10 no. 5, published 1908 [ voice and piano ], from Ringlieder, no. 5, Nürnberg: Egon Schircks [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Widow's ring", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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