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by Otto Julius Bierbaum (1865 - 1910)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

'Frauenhaar' trag' ich am Hute

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT FRE

'Frauenhaar' trag' ich am Hute,
Wie Flachs so weich, wie Seide so fein,
Flirrfädelnd spinnt's im Sonnenschein,
Flott flatterts in den Wind hinein,
Ich trag' es mit fröhlichem Mute,
Und denke dein,
Mein Seidenhaar,
Die meine Sonne, mein Sehnen war,
Mein Leben [im bebenden]¹ Blute,
Du Weiche, du [Feine]², du Gute.

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¹ Reger: "in bebendem"
² Reger: "Heilige"

Text Authorship:

by Otto Julius Bierbaum (1865 - 1910), "Frauenhaar", appears in Irrgarten der Liebe. Verliebte, launenhafte und moralische Lieder, Gedichte und Sprüche aus den Jahren 1885 bis 1900, in Lieder [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 Heinrich, Freiherr von Bach (1835 - 1915), as Heinrich Molbe, "Frauenhaar trag' ich am Hute", op. 106 (Sechs Lieder von Otto Julius Bierbaum für eine Singstimme mit Klavierbegleitung) no. 2, published 1903 [ voice and piano ], Wien, Rudolf C. Lindner & Rörich [sung text not yet checked]
by Friedrich Gernsheim (1839 - 1916), "Frauenhaar", op. 74 (Fünf Gedichte von Otto Julius Bierbaum) no. 2 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
by Max Reger (1873 - 1916), "Frauenhaar", op. 37 (Fünf Gesänge) no. 4 (1899), published 1899 [ medium voice and piano ], München, Aibl Verlag [sung text checked 1 time]

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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Cheveux de Vénus", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Cheveux de Vénus

Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)

Sur mon chapeau je porte des "cheveux de Vénus".
Aussi souples que le lin, aussi fins que la soie,
Fils vibrants filés dans les rayons de soleil,
Ils volettent avec vivacité dans le vent,
Je le porte joyeusement,
Et je pense à toi,
Toi aux cheveux de soie,
Qui fus mon soleil, mon désir,
Ma vie au cœur tremblant,
Toi douce, toi [fine]¹, toi bonne.

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¹ Reger: "sainte"

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Otto Julius Bierbaum (1865 - 1910), "Frauenhaar", appears in Irrgarten der Liebe. Verliebte, launenhafte und moralische Lieder, Gedichte und Sprüche aus den Jahren 1885 bis 1900, in Lieder
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This text was added to the website: 2013-06-17
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