Translation by Josef Wenzig (1807 - 1876)
Der zerbrochene Krug
Language: German (Deutsch) after the Czech (Čeština)
Chosen for Diff
Wollt' 'ne Maid um Wasser geh'n, Trug 'nen Krug, der war so schön. Stieg ein Herr vorbei, Brach den Krug entzwei.
Text Authorship:
- by Josef Wenzig (1807 - 1876), "Der zerbrochene Krug", appears in Westslawischer Märchenschatz, first published 1857 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Czech (Čeština) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) [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 Alexander Winterberger (1834 - 1914), "Der zerbrochene Krug", op. 66 no. 3, published 1876 [ vocal duet for female voices and piano ], from Sechs slavische Volkspoesien für 2 Frauenstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 3, Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
- by Alexander Winterberger (1834 - 1914), "Der zerbrochene Krug", op. 48 (Fünf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1876 [ soprano and piano ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2012-02-27
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Word count: 21