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Euch Blümlein will ich senden Zur schönen Jungfrau dort, Fleht sie, mein Leid zu enden Mit einem guten Wort. Du, Rose, kannst ihr sagen, Wie ich in Lieb' erglüh', Wie ich um sie muß klagen Und weinen spät und früh. Du, Veilchen, sprich: sein Leiden Wird jeden Morgen neu, Von allem kann er scheiden, Nur nicht von seiner Treu'. Du, Myrte, flüstre leise Ihr meine Hoffnung zu, Sag': auf des Lebens Reise Glänzt ihm kein Stern als du. Du, Ringelblume, deute Ihr der Verzweiflung Schmerz, Sag' ihr: des Grabes Beute Wird ohne dich sein Herz.
F. Schubert sets stanzas 1, 2, 4, 5
Confirmed with Poetische Werke von Aloys Schreiber. Erster Band. Tübingen, bei Heinrich Laupp. 1817, page 90; with Aloys Schreiber's Gedichte. Erster Theil. Neueste Auflage. Wien 1817. Bey B. Ph. Bauer, pages 86-87; and with Solothurnisches Wochenblatt für 1815. Herausgegeben von Freunden der vaterländischen Geschichte. Solothurn bey Ludwig Vogelsang, obrigkeitlichem Buchdrucker, Nro. 43. Samstag, den 28 Oktober 1815, pages 575-576.
Text Authorship:
- by Aloys Wilhelm Schreiber (1761 - 1841), "Der Blumenbrief" [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 Ivar Hallström (1826 - 1901), "Der Blumenbrief", published 1864 [ voice and piano ], also set in Swedish (Svenska) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Der Blumenbrief", D 622 (1818), published 1833, stanzas 1,2,4,5 [ voice, piano ], A.Diabelli & Co., VN 4269, Wien (Nachlaß-Lieferung 21) [sung text checked 1 time]
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- Also set in Swedish (Svenska), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Ivar Hallström.
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "La missiva de les flors", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- CHI Chinese (中文) [singable] (Dr Huaixing Wang) , "花信 ", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "De bloemenbrief", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "A message of flowers", copyright ©
- ENG English (Malcolm Wren) , "The letter in flowers", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Le message des fleurs", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Petites fleurs, je vous enverrai À cette jolie jeune fille là, Pour la supplier de mettre fin à mon chagrin Avec un seul mot gentil. Rose, tu peux lui dire Combien je brûle d'amour, Combien je soupire après elle Et je pleure nuit et jour. Toi, violette, parle : sa souffrance Se renouvelle chaque matin, De tout il peut se séparer, Mais pas de sa fidélité. Myrte, chuchote doucement À son oreille mon espoir, Dis-lui : au cours du voyage de la vie, Aucune étoile ne brille pour lui comme à part toi. Souci, décris-lui La souffrance de mon désespoir ; Dis-lui : le butin de la tombe Sera sans toi son cœur.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2012 by Guy Laffaille, (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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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Aloys Wilhelm Schreiber (1761 - 1841), "Der Blumenbrief"
This text was added to the website: 2012-09-02
Line count: 20
Word count: 109