Heidenröslein

Sah ein Knab' ein Röslein stehn,
Röslein auf der Heiden,
War so jung und morgenschön,
Lief er schnell, es nah zu sehn,
Sah's mit vielen Freuden.
Röslein, Röslein, Röslein rot,
Röslein auf der Heiden.

Knabe sprach: Ich breche dich,
Röslein auf der Heiden!
Röslein sprach: Ich steche dich,
Daß du ewig denkst an mich,
Und ich will's nicht leiden.
Röslein, Röslein, Röslein rot,
Röslein auf der Heiden.

Und der wilde Knabe brach
's Röslein auf der Heiden;
Röslein wehrte sich und stach,
Half ihm doch kein Weh und Ach,
Mußt es eben leiden.
Röslein, Röslein, Röslein rot,
Röslein auf der Heiden.

Authorship

by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) , "Heidenröslein"

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

by Gary Bachlund , "Heidenröslein", 2006. [bass and piano]
by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) , "Heidenröslein", 1796, fragment
by Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) , "Heidenröslein", WoO. 31 no. 6 (1857), from Volks-Kinderlieder, no. 6.
by Ingeborg (Starck) Bronsart von Schellendorf (1840-1913) , "Heidenröslein", op. 25 (Drei Lieder) no. 2. [voice and piano]
by Jeannette Antonie Bürde (1799-?) , "Heidenröslein", 1825.
by Friedrich, Freiherr von Dalberg (1760-1812) , "Röschen auf der Heide", c1795.
by Constantin Decker (1810-1878) , "Heidenröslein", op. 2 (Sieben Lieder) no. 4. [baritone or alto and piano]
by Heinrich (Ludwig Egmont) Dorn (1804-1892) , "Heidenröslein", 1832.
by Niels Wilhelm Gade (1817-1890) , "Heidenröslein", op. 9 (Neun Lieder im Volkston) no. 6 (1889).
by Peter Grønland (1761-1825) , "Heidenröslein"
by Georg Christoph Grossheim (1764-1841) , "Heidenröslein", 1805/6?
by Moritz Hauptmann (1792-1868) , "Heidenröslein", op. 25 (Sechs Lieder von Goethe für Sopran, Alt, Tenor und Bass) no. 4 (c1840). [SATB]
by Carl Gottlieb Hering (1766-1853) , "Heidenröslein" [male chorus]
by Rafael Joseffy (1852-1915) , "Heidenröslein"
by Johann Christoph Kienlen (1783-1829) , "Heidenröslein", published 1810, from Zwölf Lieder von Goethe, no. 1.
by Franz Lehár (1870-1948) , "Heidenröslein", 1928, from the operetta Friederike, no. ?
by Heinrich Meyer , "Haidenröslein", op. 6 (Neun Lieder) no. 8, published 1878 [soprano or tenor and piano], Offenbach, André
by Hans Georg Nägeli (1773-1836) , "Heidenröslein", c1790-5, published 1795. [voice and piano]
by Franz Otto (1809-1842) , "Heidenröslein", op. 21 no. 6 [men's vocal quartet], from Sechs Lieder für vier Männerstimmen, no. 6.
by Rudolf Philipp , "Das Haidenröslein", op. 2 (Sechs Lieder) no. 3, published 1879 [voice and piano], Hamburg, Cranz
by Johann Friedrich Reichardt (1752-1814) , "Heidenröslein", published 1794.
by Karl Gottlieb Reissiger (1798-1859) , "Heidenröslein", op. 79 no. 3.
by Franz Peter Schubert (1797-1828) , "Heidenröslein", D. 257.
by Robert Alexander Schumann (1810-1856) , "Heidenröslein", op. 67 no. 3 (1849).
by (Karl Gottfried) Wilhelm Taubert (1811-1891) , "Heidenröslein", op. 5 no. 2.
by Václav Jan Křtitel Tomášek (1774-1850) , "Heidenröslein", op. 53 (Gedichte von Goethe: I) no. 1 (1815?)
by August Heinrich von Weyrauch (1788-1865) , "Heidenröslein"

by Stanisław Moniuszko (1819-1872) , "Polna rozyczka", 1850.

ENG English (Walter Meyer)
SPA Spanish (unknown or anonymous translator)
DUT Dutch [singable] (Lau Kanen)
ITA Italian (Amelia Maria Imbarrato)
FRE French (Pierre Mathé)
FRE French [singable] (Bélanger)
CHI Chinese (Yen-Chiang Che)

Text added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.

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Rose blossom on the heath

Passing lad a rose blossom spied,
Blossom on the heath growing,
'Twas so fair and of youthful pride,
Raced he fast to be near its side,
Saw it with joy o'erflowing.
Blossom, blossom, blossom red,
Blossom on the heath growing.

Said the lad: I shall pick thee,
Blossom on the heath growing!
Blossom spoke: Then I'll prick thee,
That thou shalt ever think of me,
And I'll not be allowing.
Blossom, blossom, blossom red,
Blossom on the heath growing.

And the lusty lad did pick
The blossom on the heath growing;
Blossom, in defense, did prick,
'Twas, alas, but a harmless nick,
Had to be allowing.
Blossom, blossom, blossom red,
Blossom on the heath growing.

Authorship

Translation from German to English copyright © 1996 by Walter Meyer, walterm (AT) erols.com, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. Please contact the copyright-holder when requesting permission to reprint.

a text in German by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) , "Heidenröslein" DUT ITA FRE CHI SPA

Text added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.