by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)
Translation by John William Oddie (1839 - 1923)
I would my songs were roses
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch)
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Authorship:
- by John William Oddie (1839 - 1923)
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), appears in Nachgelesene Gedichte 1812-1827, no. 46
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Ivor (Bertie) Gurney (1890 - 1937), "I would my songs were roses", 1908 [ voice and piano ]
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- Also set in English, a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Nicolae Bretan.
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- Also set in English, a translation by Maude Valérie White (1855 - 1937) , "I would that all these songs" ; composed by Maude Valérie White.
- Also set in Romanian (Română), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Nicolae Bretan.
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- Also set in Russian (Русский), a translation by V. A. Fyodorov ; composed by Vasily Sergeyevich Kalinnikov.
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- Also set in Slovak (Slovenčina), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Jan Levolslav Bella.
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