by Frederick E. Weatherly (1848 - 1929)
Translation Singable translation by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Bride bells
Language: English
Maid Elsie roams by lane and lea, Her heart beats low and sad, Her tho'ts are far away at sea, With her bonnie sailor lad. But kling lang ling, kling lang ling, She seems to hear her bride bells ring! That night her lover's good ship rode The furious Biscay Bay foam, And as the streaming deck he trod, He thought of her and home. While kling lang ling, kling lang ling, He seem'd to hear his home bells ring! A year by seas, a year by lands, A year since then has died, And Elsie at the altar stands, Her sailor at her side! While kling lang ling, kling lang ling, Their bonnie bride bells gaily ring!
Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Joseph Leopold Roeckel (1838 - 1923), "Bride bells", published 187-? [voice and piano], London, Boosey & Co. ; published 1882 under the title "Wedding bells", St. Louis: Kunkel Bros., also set in German (Deutsch) [ sung text checked 1 time]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Joseph Leopold Roeckel.
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This text was added to the website: 2012-04-05
Line count: 18
Word count: 118
Hochzeitsglocken
Language: German (Deutsch) after the English
Das Elschen wandert hin und her, Was ist denn mit ihr los? Sie denkt weit, weit hinaus auf's Meer Nur an ihren Schatz Matros, Und Kling, ling, lang, Kling, ling, lang Sie hört der Hochzeitsglocken Klang. Dieselbe Nacht ihr Schatz lavirt In wilden See hinaus, Und als er's off'ne Deck passiert Denkt er an sie zu Haus Und Kling, ling, lang, Kling, ling, lang, Er hört der Heimathsglocken Klang! Ein Jahr zur See, ein Jahr zu Land, Vergangen ist ein Jahr, Als Elschen mit dem Schatze stand Nun am heil'gen Hochaltar. Und Kling, ling, lang, Kling, ling, lang Wie fröhlich schallt der Glocken Klang!
From the Röckel score.
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Text Authorship:
- Singable translation by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in English by Frederick E. Weatherly (1848 - 1929)
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Joseph Leopold Roeckel (1838 - 1923), "Hochzeitsglocken", published 187-? [voice and piano], London, Boosey & Co., also set in English [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2012-04-05
Line count: 18
Word count: 104