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An jeder Hand die Finger hatt' ich bedeckt mit Ringen, die mir geschenkt mein Bruder in seinem Liebessinn. Und einen nach dem andern gab ich dem schönen, aber unwürdigen Jüngling hin.
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- by Georg Friedrich Daumer (1800 - 1875), appears in Polydora, ein weltpoetisches Liederbuch [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
- a text in Unknown Language by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist, given as "Latvian-Lithuanian" [text unavailable]
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- by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "An jeder Hand die Finger", op. 65 no. 3 (1875), published 1875 [vocal quartet and piano four-hands or instrumental ensemble], from Neue Liebeslieder, no. 3, Berlin, Simrock [ sung text verified 1 time]
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- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , title 1: "On each hand were my fingers bedecked", copyright ©
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , title 1: "Le dita delle mie mani", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Mimi Ezust
Text added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Last modified: 2014-06-16 10:01:25
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Le dita delle mie mani erano tutte adorne di anelli, regalati da mio fratello in segno del suo affetto. E io, uno dopo l'altro, li ho dati a quel fascinoso, ma indegno, giovinetto.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Italian (Italiano) copyright © 2012 by Ferdinando Albeggiani, (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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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Georg Friedrich Daumer (1800 - 1875), appears in Polydora, ein weltpoetisches Liederbuch
- a text in Unknown Language by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist, given as "Latvian-Lithuanian" [text unavailable]
Text added to the website: 2012-09-24 00:00:00
Last modified: 2014-06-16 10:05:03
Line count: 7
Word count: 33