The flute player | Freed from the burden of thoughts and of the soul, maiden

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by Richard Engländer (1859 - 1919), as Peter Altenberg

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Flötenspielerin

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT ENG FRE NOR

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!

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

• A. Berg

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Confirmed with Peter Altenberg, „Traurigkeit“ in Jugend, Münchner Illustrierte Wochenschrift, Nr. 24 , 1900, page 402.

¹ Berg: "einfält'ges"

Text 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 Jugendlieder, Vol. II (1904-08), no. 56 [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

CAT Catalan (Català) (Manuel Capdevila i Font) , "Flautista", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The flute player", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "La flûtiste", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
NOR Norwegian (Bokmål) (Marianne Beate Kielland) , "Fløytespiller", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Virginia Knight , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 4
Word count: 38

The flute player

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Freed from the burden of thoughts and of the soul, maiden,
Your youthfulness sings a song within you!
Sweet, innocent sounding of the shepherd's flute, oh wonder -- --
Entranced, you again carry within you all the yearning and thoughts of the player.

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2012 by Sharon Krebs, (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 Richard Engländer (1859 - 1919), as Peter Altenberg, "Flötenspielerin"
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This text was added to the website: 2012-09-02
Line count: 4
Word count: 41