»Slâfst du, friedel ziere? man weckt uns leider schiere: ein vogellîn sô wol getân daz ist der linden an daz zwî gegân.« »Ich was vil sanfte entslâfen: nu rüefstu kint Wâfen. liep âne leit mac niht gesîn. swaz du gebiutst, daz leiste ich, friundin mîn.« Diu frouwe begunde weinen. »di rîtst und lâst mich eine. wenne wílt du wider her zuo mir? owê du füerst mîn fröide sament dir!«
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Authorship:
- by Dietmar von Aiste (flourished c1139 - before 1171) [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):
- [ None yet in the database ]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Frank Valentin Van der Stucken, Wendelin Weißheimer.
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Will Vesper (1882 - 1962) ; composed by Walter Courvoisier, Richard Stöhr.
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"Liebster! Liebster! Schläfst du noch? Liebster! Liebster! Höre doch! Ein Vöglein flog in die Linde vor Tag, weckte mich; hör, was es singen mag." "Was weckst du mich, ich schlief noch tief. [Nun hör ich]1, wie eine Stimme rief; Waffen und Kampf! [Lieb]2 und Leid reiten [zusammen ein enges]3 Geleit." Da weinte die Süsse, sie sah ihn an: "All meine Freude, liebster Mann, sag, wann kommst du wieder zu mir? All meine Freude reitet mit dir."
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View original text (without footnotes)1 Stöhr: "hörte"
2 Stöhr: "Liebe"
3 Stöhr: "zusammen, enges"
Authorship:
- by Will Vesper (1882 - 1962) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Mittelhochdeutsch by Dietmar von Aiste (flourished c1139 - before 1171)
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Walter Courvoisier (1875 - 1931), "Herzenstraut", op. 29 (Lieder auf alte deutsche Gedichte), Heft 3 (Weltliche Lieder) no. 1 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Richard Stöhr (1874 - 1967), "Altdeutsches Lied", op. 28 (Fünf Lieder) no. 2, published 1914 [ voice and piano ], Vienna: Universal Edition [sung text checked 1 time]
Research team for this page: Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor] , Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website: 2016-06-15
Line count: 12
Word count: 76