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by Elisabeth Pauline Ottilie Luise zu Wied, Prinzessin (1843 - 1916), as Carmen Sylva

Die Blumenmacherin
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Chosen for Diff
Mit feinen Fingern nimmt Blättchen auf 
Mein Mühmchen, und legt sie zusammen,
Dann scheint das Ganze, wenn's fertig ist,
Aus Gottes Garten zu stammen.

Nur fehlt dem leider -- ach leider! -- der Duft,
Was sie Blumen nennt, meine Kleine,
Ich lege traurig sie wieder hin,
Das ist Natur nur zum Scheine! 

Da fand ich mir bald einen kleinen Trost:
Ich neige mich heimlich zur Muhme,
Und riech' ihr am Hals, wo die Löckchen sind --
Dann hab' ich die echte Blume!

Text Authorship:

  • by Elisabeth Pauline Ottilie Luise zu Wied, Prinzessin (1843 - 1916), as Carmen Sylva, "Die Blumenmacherin", appears in Handwerklieder, first published 1891 [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 Max Winné , "Die Blumenmacherin", published 1893 [ female voice and piano ], from [Vier] Lieder der Carmen Sylva für 1 Frauenstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 1, Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2012-04-01
Line count: 12
Word count: 79

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