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Spanish love songs
Translations © by Sharon Krebs
Song Cycle by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)
View original-language texts alone: Spanische Liebeslieder
Tief im Herzen trag' ich Pein, Muß nach außen stille sein. Den geliebten Schmerz verhehle Tief ich vor der Welt Gesicht; Und es fühlt ihn nur die Seele, Denn der Leib verdient ihn nicht. Wie der Funke frei und licht Sich verbirgt im Kieselstein, Trag' ich innen tief die Pein.
Authorship:
- by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884), no title, appears in Spanisches Liederbuch, in 2. Weltliche Lieder, no. 17
Based on:
- a text in Portuguese (Português) by Luiz Vaz de Camõens (1524? - 1580), "De dentro tengo mi mal"
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Diep van binnen lijd ik pijn", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Deep within my heart I harbour anguish", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "La souffrance est au fond de mon cœur", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Confirmed with Volkslieder und Romanzen der Spanier im Versmasse des Originals verdeutscht durch Emanuel Geibel, Berlin: Verlag von Alexander Duncker, 1843, page 6
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
Deep within my heart I harbour anguish, Outwardly I must be silent. I conceal the beloved pain Assiduously from the face of the world; And only the soul feels it, For the body does not deserve it. As the spark, free and bright, Conceals itself within the pebble, I harbour anguish deep within myself.
Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2015 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 Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884), no title, appears in Spanisches Liederbuch, in 2. Weltliche Lieder, no. 17
Based on:
- a text in Portuguese (Português) by Luiz Vaz de Camõens (1524? - 1580), "De dentro tengo mi mal"
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This text was added to the website: 2015-11-26
Line count: 9
Word count: 54
O wie lieblich ist das Mädchen, Wie so schön und voll Anmuth! Sag mir an, du wackrer Seemann, Der du lebst auf deinem Schiffe, Ob das Schiff und seine Segel, Ob die Sterne wohl so schön sind? Sag mir an, du stolzer Ritter, Der du gehst im blanken Harnisch, Ob das Roß und ob die Rüstung, Ob die Schlachten wohl so schön sind? Sag mir an, du Hirtenknabe, Der du deine Herde weidest, Ob die Lämmer, ob die Matten, Ob die Berge wohl so schön sind?
Authorship:
- by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884), no title, appears in Spanisches Liederbuch, in 2. Weltliche Lieder, no. 7
Based on:
- a text in Spanish (Español) by Gil Vicente (c1470 - c1536), no title
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Cançó", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Lied 'O, hoe lieflijk'", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Confirmed with Spanisches Liederbuch von Emanuel Geibel und Paul Heyse, Berlin: Verlag von Wilhelm Hertz (Bessersche Buchhandlung), 1852, page 34
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
Oh how lovely is the maiden, How beautiful and full of grace! Tell me, you valiant sailor Who lives upon your ship, Whether the ship and its sails, Whether the stars are as beautiful [as she]? Tell me, you proud knight, Who walk about in shining armour, Whether your horse and your weapons, Whether the battles are as beautiful [as she]? Tell me, you shepherd lad, Who tends your flock, Whether the lambs, whether the meadows, Whether the mountains are as beautiful [as she]?
Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2013 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 Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884), no title, appears in Spanisches Liederbuch, in 2. Weltliche Lieder, no. 7
Based on:
- a text in Spanish (Español) by Gil Vicente (c1470 - c1536), no title
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Translation of title "Lied" = "Song"This text was added to the website: 2013-06-15
Line count: 14
Word count: 84
Bedeckt mich mit Blumen,
Ich sterbe vor Liebe.
Daß die Luft mit leisem Wehen
nicht den süßen Duft [mir]1 entführe,
Bedeckt mich!
[ ... ]
Von Jasmin und weißen Lilien
sollt ihr hier mein Grab bereiten,
Ich sterbe.
Und befragt ihr mich: Woran?
sag' ich: Unter süßen Qualen
Vor Liebe.
Authorship:
- by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884), no title, appears in Spanisches Liederbuch, in 2. Weltliche Lieder, no. 14
Based on:
- a text in Spanish (Español) by María do Ceo, Abbess (1658 - 1753)
See other settings of this text.
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Duet 'Bedek mij met bloemen'", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , no title, copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English [singable] (Constance Bache) , "O'erstrew me with flowers"
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Couvre moi de fleurs, je meurs", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Ricopritemi di fiori", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Abel Alamillo Fernández) , "Cubridme con flores", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
1 omitted by Rubinstein, Schnorr von Carolsfeld
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
Cover me with flowers;
I am dying of love.
[Cover me] so that the breeze with its light wafting
May not carry the sweet scent away [from me,]2
Cover me!
[ ... ]
Of jasmine and white lilies
You are to prepare my grave here;
I am dying.
And if you ask me: Of what?
I say: In sweet agony
Of love.
Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 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 Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884), no title, appears in Spanisches Liederbuch, in 2. Weltliche Lieder, no. 14
Based on:
- a text in Spanish (Español) by María do Ceo, Abbess (1658 - 1753)
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View original text (without footnotes)Translated titles:
"Bedeckt mich mit Blumen" = "Cover me with flowers"
"Ich sterbe vor Liebe" = "I am dying of love"
"Duett" = "Duet"
"Liebestod" = "Love death"
2 omitted by Schumann.
This text was added to the website: 2016-01-04
Line count: 14
Word count: 73
Flutenreicher Ebro, Blühendes [Ufer]1, All ihr grünen Matten, Schatten des Waldes, Fraget die Geliebte, Die unter euch ruhet, Ob in ihrem Glücke Sie meiner gedenket! Und ihr thauigen Perlen, Die ihr im Frühroth Den grünenden Rasen Bunt mit Farben [sticket]1, Fraget die Geliebte, Wenn sie Kühlung athmet, Ob in ihrem Glücke Sie meiner gedenket! Ihr laubigen Pappeln, Schimmerde Pfade, Wo leichten Fußes Mein Mädchen wandelt, Wenn sie euch begegnet, Fraget sie, fragt sie, Ob in ihrem Glücke Sie meiner gedenket! Ihr schwärmenden Vögel, Die den Sonnenaufgang Singend ihr begrüßet Mit Flötenstimmen, Fraget die Geliebte, Dieses Ufers Blume, Ob in ihrem Glücke Sie meiner gedenket!
Authorship:
- by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884), no title, appears in Spanisches Liederbuch, in 2. Weltliche Lieder, no. 35
Based on:
- a text in Spanish (Español) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist , "Ebro caudaloso"
See other settings of this text.
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Romance 'Golvenrijke Ebro'", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (John Glenn Paton) , copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Ebre, aux flots puissants", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
1 Levinsohn: "Thal", more changes may exist, not noted
2 Schumann: "schmückt"
Research team for this page: John Glenn Paton [Guest Editor] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
Water-rich Ebro, Blooming [banks]1, All you green leas, Shadows of the forest, Ask my beloved Who rests beneath you, If in her happiness She thinks of me! And you dewy pearls, Which in the red of early morning [Embroider]2 the green grass So colourfully, Ask my beloved, When she breathes cool air, If in her happiness She thinks of me! You leafy poplars, Shimmering pathways, Where with soft tread My maiden wanders, When she encounters you, Ask her, ask her, If in her happiness She thinks of me! You swarming birds Who greet the sunrise With the singing Of your flute-like voices, Ask my beloved, The flower of this shore, If in her happiness She thinks of me!
Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2017 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 Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884), no title, appears in Spanisches Liederbuch, in 2. Weltliche Lieder, no. 35
Based on:
- a text in Spanish (Español) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist , "Ebro caudaloso"
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View original text (without footnotes)Translations of title(s):
"Fluthenreicher Ebro, blühendes Thal" = "Water-rich Ebro, blooming valley "
"Flutenreicher Ebro, blühendes Ufer" = "Water-rich Ebro, blooming banks "
"Romanze" = "Romance"
2 Schumann: "Adorn"
This text was added to the website: 2017-03-08
Line count: 32
Word count: 118
Weh, wie zornig ist das Mädchen! [Wer mag mit ihr reden, wer?]1 Im Gebirge geht das Mädchen Ihrer Herde hinterher, Ist so schön, [als]2 wie die Blumen, Ist so zornig, wie das Meer. Weh, wie zornig ist das Mädchen! [Wer mag mit ihr reden, wer?]1
Authorship:
- by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884), no title, appears in Spanisches Liederbuch, in 2. Weltliche Lieder, no. 68
Based on:
- a text in Spanish (Español) by Gil Vicente (c1470 - c1536), "Sañosa está la niña"
See other settings of this text.
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Ai, que furiosa està la noia", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "O, hoe woedend is het meisje!", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Woe, how wrathful is the maiden", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Oh là, comme le fille est en colère", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
1 Schumann: "Weh, wie zornig, weh, weh!"
2 omitted by Schumann.
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
Woe, how wrathful is the maiden! [Who can speak with her, who?]1 The maiden walks in the mountains Behind her flock, She is as beautiful as the flowers, As wrathful as the sea. Woe, how wrathful is the maiden! [Who can speak with her, who?]1
Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2013 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 Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884), no title, appears in Spanisches Liederbuch, in 2. Weltliche Lieder, no. 68
Based on:
- a text in Spanish (Español) by Gil Vicente (c1470 - c1536), "Sañosa está la niña"
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View original text (without footnotes)1 Schumann: "Woe, how wrathful, woe, woe!"
This text was added to the website: 2013-06-15
Line count: 8
Word count: 45
Hoch, hoch sind die Berge, Und steil ist ihr Pfad; Die Brunnen sprüh'n Wasser Und rieseln ins Kraut. O Mutter, o Mutter, [Schön]1 Mütterlein du! Dort, dort in die Berge, Mit den Gipfeln so stolz Da ging eines Morgens Mein süßester Freund. Wohl rief ich zurück ihn Mit Zeichen und Wort, Wohl winkt' ich mit allen Fünf Fingern zurück -- [Die Brunnen sprüh'n Wasser Und rieseln ins Kraut.]2
Authorship:
- by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884), no title, appears in Spanisches Liederbuch, in 2. Weltliche Lieder, no. 83
Based on:
- a text in Spanish (Español) by Pedro de Padilla (flourished 16th century), "La sierra es alta"
See other settings of this text.
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Lied 'Hoog, hoog zijn de bergen'", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Hautes, hautes sont les montagnes", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
1 Schumann: "Lieb"
2 Schumann instead here repeats "Wohl rief ich zurück ihn/ mit Zeichen und Wort."
Researcher for this page: Auditorium du Louvre
High, high are the mountains, And their pathways are steep, Water sprays forth from the springs And trickles away into the heather. Oh mother, oh mother, You dear mother! There, into the mountains With their proud peaks, One morning, went My sweetest friend. I called him back With gestures and words, I signalled him to come back With every finger on my hand. Water sprays forth from the springs And trickles away into the heather.
Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2011 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 Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884), no title, appears in Spanisches Liederbuch, in 2. Weltliche Lieder, no. 83
Based on:
- a text in Spanish (Español) by Pedro de Padilla (flourished 16th century), "La sierra es alta"
Go to the single-text view
This text was added to the website: 2011-03-01
Line count: 16
Word count: 75
Blaue Augen hat das Mädchen,
Wer verliebte sich nicht drein!
Sind so reizend zum Entzücken,
Daß sie jedes Herz bestricken,
Wissen doch so stolz zu blicken,
Daß sie [schaffen eitel]1 Pein!
Machen Ruh' und Wohlbefinden,
Sinnen und Erinnrung schwinden,
Wissen stets zu überwinden
Mit dem spielend süßen Schein;
[ ... ]
Keiner, der geschaut ihr Prangen,
Ist noch ihrem Netz entgangen,
Alle Welt begehrt zu hangen
Tag und Nacht an ihrem Schein.
Blaue Augen hat das Mädchen,
Wer verliebte sich nicht drein!
Authorship:
- by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884), no title, appears in Spanisches Liederbuch, in 2. Weltliche Lieder, no. 41
Based on:
- a text in Spanish (Español) by Juan del Encina (1468 - 1529?), "Ojos garzos ha la niña"
See other settings of this text.
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Duet 'Blauwe ogen heeft het meisje'", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "La fille a les yeux bleus", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- POR Portuguese (Português) (Margarida Moreno) , "A menina tem olhos azuis", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Confirmed with Spanisches Liederbuch von Emanuel Geibel und Paul Heyse, Berlin: Verlag von Wilhelm Hertz (Bessersche Buchhandlung), 1852, pages 79-80
1 Schumann: "eitel schaffen"Research team for this page: Auditorium du Louvre , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
Blue eyes hath the maiden,
Who would not fall in love with them!
[Her eyes] are ravishing to the point of rapture
So that they ensnare every heart,
And yet they know how to gaze so proudly
That they [create pure]1 suffering!
They make peace and wellbeing,
Pondering and remembering disappear;
They always know how to conquer
With their playful sweet gleaming!
[ ... ]
No one who has looked upon their splendour
Has managed not to get caught in their net,
All the world yearns to hang upon
Their shining day and night.
Blue eyes hath the maiden,
Who would not fall in love with them!
Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2013 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 Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884), no title, appears in Spanisches Liederbuch, in 2. Weltliche Lieder, no. 41
Based on:
- a text in Spanish (Español) by Juan del Encina (1468 - 1529?), "Ojos garzos ha la niña"
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View original text (without footnotes)Translated titles:
"Blaue Augen hat das Mädchen" = "Blue eyes hath the maiden"
"Duett" = "Duet"
This text was added to the website: 2013-06-15
Line count: 20
Word count: 126
Dunkler Lichtglanz, blinder Blick, Todtes Leben, Lust [voll]1 Plage, Glück erfüllt von Mißgeschick, Trübes Lachen, frohe Klage, Süße Galle, holde Pein, Fried' und Krieg in einem Herzen, Das kannst, Liebe, du nur sein, Mit der Lust erkauft durch Schmerzen.2
Authorship:
- by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884), no title, appears in Volkslieder und Romanzen der Spanier in Versmasse des Originals verdeutscht, in Lieder, no. 16, first published 1843
Based on:
- a text in Spanish (Español) by Rodrigo Cota de Maguaque (d. c1498), "Vista ciega, luz oscura"
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Quartet", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Kwartet 'Donk're lichtglans'", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Quartet", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Sombre éclat lumineux, regard aveugle", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
1 Schumann: "und"; but "voll" when repeated later (see footnote 2).
2 Schumann adds the following (repetitions of text from above):
Liebe, das kannst du nur sein! Liebe, das kannst du nur sein, dunkler Lichtglanz, blinder Blick, totes Leben, Lust voll Plage, das kannst, Liebe, du nur sein!
Researcher for this page: Auditorium du Louvre
Dark radiance, blind gazing, Dead life, joy [full of]1 vexation, Luck filled with mishap, Dismal laughter, joyful lamenting, Sweet gall, lovely suffering, Peace and war within a single heart, That, Love, can only be you, With joy that has been paid for by pain.
Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2013 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 Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884), no title, appears in Volkslieder und Romanzen der Spanier in Versmasse des Originals verdeutscht, in Lieder, no. 16, first published 1843
Based on:
- a text in Spanish (Español) by Rodrigo Cota de Maguaque (d. c1498), "Vista ciega, luz oscura"
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View original text (without footnotes)1 Schumann: "and"; but "filled with" when repeated later.
This text was added to the website: 2013-06-15
Line count: 8
Word count: 44