Drei Veilchen hab' ich zum Geschenk empfangen. Ich barg sie heimlich unter meinem Kissen; Die ganze Nacht hat mich ihr Duft umfangen.
About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with Paul Heyse, Italienisches Liederbuch, Berlin: Verlag von Wilhelm Hertz (Bessersche Buchhandlung), 1860, page 91.
Authorship
- by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), no title, appears in Italienisches Liederbuch, in Ritornelle, no. 9 [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]
- a text in Italian (Italiano) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist [text unavailable]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)
- by Ferdinand von Hiller (1811 - 1885), "Drei Veilchen", op. 118 no. 5, published 1866 [ voice and piano ], from Acht Ritornelle aus Paul Heyse's italienischem Liederbuch, für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 5, Bremen, Cranz [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Three violets", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2011-11-06
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