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Gebt mir zu trinken! Was in den Sternen steht, kann man nicht ändern, Doch man vergisst es bei der Gläser Blinken!
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)
- by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Gebt mir zu trinken!", op. 65 no. 4 (1847), published 1849 [BBB chorus], from Ritornelle in canonischen Weisen, no. 4, Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel [ sung text checked 1 time]
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- Also set in English, a translation by Bertram Kottmann , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission DUT FRE ITA ; composed by Gary Bachlund.
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- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Geef mij te drinken!", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Datemi da bere!", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Dr. Gerrit den Hartogh
Text added to the website: 2004-07-03 00:00:00
Last modified: 2014-06-16 10:02:08
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Geef mij te drinken! Wat in de sterren staat, kan men niet keren, Maar men vergeet het als de glazen blinken!
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- Singable translation from German (Deutsch) to Dutch (Nederlands) copyright © 2013 by Lau Kanen, (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 Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866)
Text added to the website: 2013-02-12 00:00:00
Last modified: 2014-06-16 10:05:08
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