by
Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914)
Was für ein Lied soll dir gesungen...
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Italian (Italiano)
Available translation(s): CAT ENG FRE
Was für ein Lied soll dir gesungen werden,
Das deiner würdig sei? Wo find' ich's nur?
Am liebsten grüb' ich es tief aus der Erden,
Gesungen noch von keiner Creatur.
Ein Lied, das weder Mann noch Weib bis heute
Hört' oder sang, selbst nicht die ältsten Leute.
About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with Paul Heyse, Italienisches Liederbuch, Berlin: Verlag von Wilhelm Hertz (Bessersche Buchhandlung), 1860, page 62.
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- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Donna (Bareket) Breitzer) , "What song should I sing", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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[Guest Editor] This text was added to the website: 2003-12-30
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What song should I sing
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch)
What song should I sing, that would
Be worthy of you? Where would I find it?
I'd like best to dig it deep out of the earth,
Still unsung by any creature.
A song, that no man or woman until today
Has heard or sung, not even the oldest person.
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