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Von der Last des Gedankens und der Seele befreit, Mädchen, Singt Deine Jugend in Dir sich ein Lied! Süßes, [einfältiges]1 Tönen der Hirtenflöte, oh Wunder -- -- Gebunden wieder trägst Du in Dir alles Sehnen und Denken der Spielerin!
Confirmed with Peter Altenberg, „Traurigkeit“ in Jugend, Münchner Illustrierte Wochenschrift, Nr. 24 , 1900, page 402.
1 Berg: "einfält'ges"Authorship
- by Richard Engländer (1859 - 1919), as Peter Altenberg, "Flötenspielerin" [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 Alban Maria Johannes Berg (1885 - 1935), "Flötenspielerin", 1906 [voice and piano], from the collection Jugendlieder, Vol. II (1904-08), no. 56. [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "La flûtiste", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- NOR Norwegian (Bokmål) (Marianne Beate Kielland) , title 1: "Fløytespiller", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , title 1: "The flute player", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this text: Virginia Knight , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 37
Befridd fra tankenes og sjelens last, kvinne, synger ungdommen i deg en sang. Hyrdefløytens søte og enkle toner, Å, atter bundet av det vidunderlige bærer du i deg alle fløytespillerens lengsler og tanker.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Norwegian (Bokmål) copyright © 2012 by Marianne Beate Kielland, (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 Richard Engländer (1859 - 1919), as Peter Altenberg, "Flötenspielerin"
This text was added to the website: 2012-02-23
Line count: 5
Word count: 33