Singable translation by Adolf Heyduk (1835 - 1923)
Translation by Natalie Macfarren (1826 - 1916)
Als die alte Mutter mich noch lehrte...
Language: German (Deutsch) after the Czech (Čeština)
Our translations: CAT
Als die alte Mutter mich noch lehrte singen, sonderbar, daß Tränen ihr am Auge hingen. Jetzt die braunen Wangen netzen mir die Zähren, wenn ich will die Kinder Sang und Spielen lehren!
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Text Authorship:
- Singable translation by Adolf Heyduk (1835 - 1923), no title [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Czech (Čeština) by Not Applicable [an adaptation]
Based on:
- a text in Czech (Čeština) by Adolf Heyduk (1835 - 1923), appears in Cigánské melodie, no. 22, first published 1859
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Antonín Dvořák (1841 - 1904), "Als die alte Mutter mich noch lehrte singen", op. 55 no. 4, B. 104 no. 4 (1880), from Zigeunermelodien, no. 4, also set in Czech (Čeština) [ sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2004-01-16
Line count: 4
Word count: 32
Songs my mother taught me
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
Songs my mother taught me in the days long vanished, Seldom from her eyelids were the tear drops banished. Now I teach my children each melodious measure; Often tears are flowing from my memory's treasure.
Text Authorship:
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Adolf Heyduk (1835 - 1923), no title
Based on:
- a text in Czech (Čeština) by Not Applicable [an adaptation]
Based on:
- a text in Czech (Čeština) by Adolf Heyduk (1835 - 1923), appears in Cigánské melodie, no. 22, first published 1859
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Charles Edward Ives (1874 - 1954), "Songs my mother taught me", 1895. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 4
Word count: 35