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Eine blaue Schurze hast du mir gegeben, Mutter, schad' ums Färben, Mutter, schad' ums Weben! Morgen in der Frühe wird sie bleich erscheinen, will zu Nacht so lange Tränen auf sie weinen. Und wenn meine Tränen es nicht schaffen können, wie sie immer strömen, wie sie immer brennen, wird mein Liebster kommen und mir Wasser bringen, wird sich Meereswasser aus den Locken ringen. Denn er liegt da unten in des Meeres Grunde, und wenn ihm die Wogen rauschen diese Kunde, dass ich hier soll freien und ihm treulos werden, aus der Tiefe steigt er auf zur bösen Erden. In die Kirche soll ich -- nun, ich will ja kommen, will mich fromm gesellen zu den andern Frommen. Lasst mich am Altare still vorüberziehen; denn dort ist mein Plätzchen, wo die Witwen knien.
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Confirmed with Wilhelm Müller, Gedichte, Berlin, Behr, 1906, pages 279 - 280.
Text Authorship:
- by Wilhelm Müller (1794 - 1827), "Die Braut", appears in Lyrische Reisen und epigrammatische Spaziergänge, in Muscheln von der Insel Rügen [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 Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Die Braut", alternate title: "Von der Insel Rügen", op. 44 (Zwölf Lieder und Romanzen für Frauenchor a capella oder mit willk. Pianofortebegleitung) no. 11 (1859-60?), published 1867 [ SSAA chorus with optional piano ], Leipzig, Rieter-Biedermann [sung text not yet checked]
- by Wilhelm Herzberg (1819 - 1847), "Die Braut", op. 2 (Sieben Lieder für Alt oder Mezzo-Sopran mit Pianoforte) no. 4 [ alto or mezzo-soprano and piano ], Magdeburg, Heinrichshofen Verlag [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The bride", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "La fiancée", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2005-08-29
Line count: 32
Word count: 131
A blue apron You gave me, Mother, it's a pity about the dyeing [of it], Mother, it's a pity about the weaving [of it]. Early tomorrow morning It will seem pale, Because so long all night I shall shed tears upon it. And if my tears Cannot manage [to bleach] it, No matter how they may stream, No matter how they may burn, My beloved shall come And bring me water, He shall wring sea-water From his curls. For he lies down there At the bottom of the sea, And when the waves Murmur this news to him, That I am to marry here And become untrue to him, From the depths he shall rise Up to this evil earth. To the church I am to go? Well, I am willing to come, I shall piously join The other pious people. Let me pass quietly Before the altar; For there is my place, Where the widows kneel.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2008 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 Wilhelm Müller (1794 - 1827), "Die Braut", appears in Lyrische Reisen und epigrammatische Spaziergänge, in Muscheln von der Insel Rügen
This text was added to the website: 2008-06-18
Line count: 32
Word count: 157