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by Georg Friedrich Daumer (1800 - 1875)
Translation © by Emily Ezust

An jeder Hand die Finger
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Unknown Language 
Our translations:  AFR CAT DUT ENG ENG FIN FRE ITA
An jeder Hand die Finger
hatt' ich bedeckt mit Ringen,
die mir geschenkt mein Bruder
in seinem Liebessinn.
Und einen nach dem andern
gab ich dem schönen,
aber unwürdigen Jüngling hin.

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

•   J. Brahms 

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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • AFR Afrikaans [singable] (Robert Schall) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2015, (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 (Emily Ezust) , "On each hand were my fingers bedecked", copyright ©
  • ENG English [singable] (Robert Schall) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Le dita delle mie mani", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Mimi Ezust

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 7
Word count: 31

On each hand were my fingers bedecked
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch) 
 On each hand were my fingers
 bedecked with rings
 that my brother had bestowed on me
 with love.
 And one after another
 did I give to that handsome
 but unworthy lad.

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust

    Emily Ezust permits her translations to be reproduced without prior permission for printed (not online) programs to free-admission concerts only, provided the following credit is given:

    Translation copyright © by Emily Ezust,
    from the LiederNet Archive -- https://www.lieder.net/

    For any other purpose, please write to the e-mail address below to request permission and discuss possible fees.


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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 7
Word count: 31