They bore him barefaced on the bier
Language:
English
They bore him barefaced on the bier;
Hey non nonny, nonny, hey nonny;
And in his grave rain'd many a tear:--
Fare you well, my dove!
You must sing a-down a-down,
An you call him a-down-a.
O, how the wheel becomes it! It is the false
steward, that stole his master's daughter.
For bonny sweet Robin is all my joy.
And will he not come again?
And will he not come again?
No, no, he is dead:
Go to thy death-bed:
He never will come again.
His beard was as white as snow,
All flaxen was his poll:
He is gone, he is gone,
And we cast away moan:
God ha' mercy on his soul!
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Set in
German,
a translation of
Karl Joseph Simrock (1802-1876)
GER
Set in
German,
a translation of
August Wilhelm Schlegel (1767-1845)
ITA GER
Set in
German,
a translation of
August Wilhelm Schlegel (1767-1845)
ITA GER
Date added to the website: 2005-12-28.
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Und kommt er nicht mehr zurück?
Language:
German
Und kommt er nicht mehr zurück?
Und kommt er nicht mehr zurück?
Er ist Tot, o weh
In dein Todesbett geh
Er kommt ja nimmer zurück.
Sein Bart war so weiß wie Schnee
Sein Haupt dem Flachse gleich
Er ist hin, er ist hin,
Und kein Leid bringt Gewinn:
Gott helf' ihm ins Himmelreich!
Input by Ferdinando Albeggiani
Authorship
Based on
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 (or transliterations, if applicable):
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Italian
(Ferdinando Albeggiani)
Date added to the website: 2008-08-09.
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