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Gieb, schönes Kind, mir deine Hand Und sieh mich an, Den Reisenden aus Wehmutland Und ärmsten Mann. Schlag deine Augen nieder nicht; Sie sind so hold; Noch nicht voll Glut, doch voller Licht Und Unschuldsgold. Das hat so innig milden Schein, Oh süßes Kind, Dass alle Kümmernisse mein Verflogen sind.
Authorship
- by Otto Julius Bierbaum (1865 - 1910), "Unschuld", appears in Irrgarten der Liebe. Verliebte, launenhafte und moralische Lieder, Gedichte und Sprüche aus den Jahren 1885 bis 1900, 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 Arthur Olaf Andersen (1880 - 1958), "Unschuld", published 1908 [ low voice and piano ], from Two songs, no. 1, also set in English [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ottmar Gerster (1897 - 1969), "Unschuld", published 1943 [ male voice and piano ], from Fünf Lieder, no. 2, Schott (Mainz) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hans Hermann (1870 - 1931), "Unschuld" [ voice with piano ], from Lieder an meine Braut, für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 1, Magdeburg, Heinrichshofen Verlag [sung text not yet checked]
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- Also set in English, a translation by Edwin Schneider ; composed by Arthur Olaf Andersen.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Innocence", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2009-02-24
Line count: 12
Word count: 50
Belle enfant, donne-moi ta main Et regarde-moi, Voyageur du pays de mélancolie Et le plus pauvre des hommes. Ne baisse pas tes yeux ; Ils sont si gracieux ; Pas encore pleins de braises, mais pleins de lumière Et de l'or de l'innocence. Ils ont une si douce clarté intérieure, Ô douce enfant, Que tous mes soucis Sont envolés.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2011 by Pierre Mathé, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Otto Julius Bierbaum (1865 - 1910), "Unschuld", appears in Irrgarten der Liebe. Verliebte, launenhafte und moralische Lieder, Gedichte und Sprüche aus den Jahren 1885 bis 1900, in Lieder
This text was added to the website: 2011-12-21
Line count: 12
Word count: 59