by Max Renner
1. EswareinalterKönig  [sung text not yet checked]
by Max Renner , "Es war ein alter König", op. 2 (Drei Lieder für Sopran und Alt mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1885 [ vocal duet for soprano and alto with piano ], Hamburg, Cranz
Language: German(Deutsch)
Es war ein alter König,sein Herz war schwer, sein [Haupt]1 war grau;der arme alte König,er nahm eine junge Frau.Es war ein [schöner]2 Page,blond war sein [Haupt]3, leicht war sein Sinn;er trug die seid'ne Schleppeder jungen Königin.Kennst du das alte Liedchen?Es klingt so süß, es klingt so trüb!Sie mußten beide sterben,sie hatten sich viel zu lieb.
Authorship:
- by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, written 1830, appears in Neue Gedichte, in Neuer Frühling, no. 29
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Confirmed with Neue Gedichte von H. Heine, Zweite Auflage, Hamburg, bei Hoffmann und Campe, 1844, page 28.
1 Diepenbrock: "Haar"
2 Schnorr von Carolsfeld, Zemlinsky: "junger"
3 Wolfrum: "Haar"
by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)
1. There was an old king
Language: English
There was an old king, his heart was heavy, his head was gray; the poor, old king, he took a young wife. There was a handsome pageboy, blond was his hair, light was his manner; he carried the silk train of the young queen. Do you know this old song? It sounds so sweet, it sounds so troubled! They both had to die, for they loved each other too much.
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2. EinStündleinwohlvorTag  [sung text not yet checked]
by Max Renner , "Ein Stündlein wohl vor Tag", op. 2 (Drei Lieder für Sopran und Alt mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1885 [ vocal duet for soprano and alto with piano ], Hamburg, Cranz
Language: German(Deutsch)
[Derweil]1 ich [schlafend]2 [lag]3,Ein Stündlein wohl vor Tag,Sang vor dem Fenster auf dem BaumEin Schwälblein mir, [ich]4 hört' es kaumEin Stündlein wohl vor Tag:"Hör an, was ich dir sag'!Dein Schätzlein ich verklag':Derweil ich [dieses]2 singen tu',Herzt [er]5 ein Lieb in guter Ruh,Ein Stündlein wohl vor Tag."O weh! nicht weiter sag'!O still! nichts hören mag![Flieg ab, flieg ab]6 von meinem Baum!-- Ach, Lieb' und Treu' ist wie [ein]7 TraumEin Stündlein wohl vor Tag.
Authorship:
- by Eduard Mörike (1804 - 1875), "Ein Stündlein wohl vor Tag"
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Confirmed with Eduard Mörike, Gedichte, Dramatisches, Erzählendes, Zweite, erweiterte Auflage, Stuttgart: J.G. Cotta'sche Buchhandlung Nachf., 1961, page 31.
1 Deprosse, Distler: "Dieweil"
2 Leberl: "eben"
3 Bellerman: "fand"; further changes may exist not shown above
4 Distler: "man"
5 Rheinberger: "es"
6 Leberl: "Flieg ab"
7 Leberl: "im"
by Eduard Mörike (1804 - 1875)
2. An hour before daybreak
Language: English
As I lay sleeping, well an hour before daybreak, by my window on the tree there sang for me a little swallow; I could hardly hear it an hour before daybreak. "Listen well to what I say to you - your sweetheart I denounce: as I am singing this, he is clasping his love in good repose, an hour before daybreak." O woe! say no more! O silence! I want to hear no more! Fly away, fly away from my tree! Alas, love and fidelity are like a dream an hour before daybreak!
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3. Mailied  [sung text not yet checked]
by Max Renner , "Mailied", op. 2 (Drei Lieder für Sopran und Alt mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1885 [ vocal duet for soprano and alto with piano ], Hamburg, Cranz
Language: German(Deutsch)
Der Schnee zerrinnt,Der Mai beginnt,[Die]1 Blüten keimen [Auf]2 Gartenbäumen,Und VogelschallTönt überall.Pflückt einen Kranz,Und haltet TanzAuf grünen Auen, Ihr schönen Frauen, Wo [junge]3 Main Uns Kühlung streun.Wer weiß, wie baldDie Klocke schallt,Da wir des Maien Uns nicht mehr freuen:Wer weiß, wie baldDie Klocke schallt!Drum werdet froh! Gott will es so,Der uns dies LebenZur Lust gegeben! Genießt der Zeit, Die Gott verleiht!
Authorship:
- by Ludwig Heinrich Christoph Hölty (1748 - 1776), "Mailied", written 1773, Göttinger Musenalmanach 1776, page 24, first published 1776
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Confirmed with Gedichte von Ludewig Heinrich Christoph Hölty. Besorgt durch seine Freunde Friederich Leopold Grafen zu Stolberg und Johann Heinrich Voß. Hamburg, bei Carl Ernst Bohn. 1783, pages 65-66; and with Gedichte von Ludewig Heinrich Christoph Hölty. Neu besorgt und vermehrt von Johann Heinrich Voss. Hamburg, bei Carl Ernst Bohn. 1804, pages 166-167.
This is Hölty's poem in its version posthumously printed in the editions edited by Voß. Hölty's original version differs in several verses (see below).
Note: Modern spelling would change "Klocke" to "Glocke".
1 Mendelssohn: "Und"
2 Hölty (1804 edition), and Schubert: "Den"
3 Mendelssohn: "grüne"
by Ludwig Heinrich Christoph Hölty (1748 - 1776)
3. May song
Language: English
The snow is melting,May is beginning,The blossoms are sproutingOn the trees in the gardenAnd the sound of birdsCan be heard everywhere.Pluck a garlandAnd hold a danceOn the green meadowYou beautiful women,Where young May blossomsStrew coolness over us.Who knows how soonThe bell will toll!Then in May we Shall no longer be able to have fun.Who knows how soonThe bell will toll!So, be happy!God wills it thus,He who gave us this life,A life given to us for enjoyment!Enjoy the timeThat God has made available!
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Translation of title "Mailied" = "May song"
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Word count: 104
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