#das veilchen

[incorrectmidc]

“It’s about a single violet blooming in a meadow. And the violet is in love with a young shepherdess. It dreamed that one day the girl might pick it, so that it might wilt as she clutched it lovingly against her breast.

Then, the shepherdess walked through the meadow. She didn’t see the violet and stepped on it, crushing it beneath her feet.

But the violet was happy.

Because even though the girl never knew how it felt, it was able to spend its last moments at the very feet of its beloved. And the violet’s love died peacefully, with no one else ever knowing about it.”

[prehistoricmancunt]

The antique lesbian yearns or something

(Mozart lieder)

[yyendis]

Upon the mead a violet stood, Retiring, and of modest mood, In truth, a violet fair. Then came a youthful shepherdess, And roam'd with sprightly joyousness, And blithely woo'd With carols sweet the air "Ah!" thought the violet, "had I been For but the smallest moment e'en Nature's most beauteous flower, 'Till gather'd by my love, and press'd, When weary, 'gainst her gentle breast, For e'en, for e'en One quarter of an hour!" Alas! alas! the maid drew nigh, The violet failed to meet her eye, She crush'd the violet sweet. It sank and died, yet murmur'd not: "And if I die, oh, happy lot, For her I die, And at her very feet!"

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, The Violet

[capucinnne]

Ein Veilchen auf der Wiese stand, gebückt in sich und unbekannt; es war ein herzigs Veilchen. Da kam ein' junge Schäferin mit leichtem Schritt und munterm Sinn daher, daher, die Wiese her und sang. Ach! denkt das Veilchen, wär' ich nur die schönste Blume der Natur, ach, nur ein kleines Weilchen, bis mich das Liebchen abgepflückt und an dem Busen matt gedrückt, ach, nur, ach nur ein Viertelstündchen lang! Ach, aber ach! Das Mädchen kam und nicht in acht das Veilchen nahm, ertrat das arme Veilchen. Es sank und starb, und freut' sich noch: und sterb' ich denn, so sterb' ich doch durch sie, durch sie, zu ihren Füßen doch!

Das Veilchen, Goethe

[operalesbianscravingsufferer]

OMG Das Veilchen is so fucking lesbisch! And nobody can fucking deny it! I mean violets?? Hearts being broken because you look at someone that you think will never look back at you? But at the end they actually thought you were beautiful? It's like Goethe and Mozart saw me falling in love with a pretty girl in the bus!!!!

[mossstares]

Ach, aber ach! Das Mädchen kam

und nicht in acht das Veilchen nahm,

ertrat das arme Veilchen.

But, cruel fate! The maiden came,

without a glance or care for him,

she trampled down the violet.

[equindiuscimmoarivederleste-blog]

Ein Veilchen auf der Wiese stand, Gebückt in sich und unbekannt; Es war ein herzigs Veilchen. Da kam eine junge Schäferin Mit leichtem Schritt und muntrem Sinn Daher, daher, Die Wiese her, und sang. Ach! denkt das Veilchen, wär ich nur Die schönste Blume der Natur, Ach, nur ein kleines Weilchen, Bis mich das Liebchen abgepflückt Und an dem Busen matt gedrückt! Ach nur, ach nur Ein Viertelstündchen lang! Ach! aber ach! das Mädchen kam Und nicht in Acht das Veilchen nahm, Ertrat das arme Veilchen. Es sank und starb und freut' sich noch: Und sterb' ich denn, so sterb' ich doch Durch sie, durch sie, Zu ihren Füßen doch.

Johann Wolfgang Goethe, Das Veilchen

[all-my-dreams-limitless]

"Das Veilchen," by Mozart.

This was for my voice teacher's start-of-the-summer musicale.  Happy Music Monday!

Translation:

A little violet stood in the meadow,

Bent over in itself and unnoticed.

It was a lovable little violet.

There came a young shepherdess

With light tread and cheerful mind

From there, from there, towards the meadow

And sang

"Ah!" thinks the little violet

"If only I was the most beautiful flower of nature,

Ah, only for a tiny little while,

until the darling plucked me and

to her bosom pressed me,

Ah, only for a little quarter hour long!"

But the girl came

And did not notice the little violet

She trampled the poor little violet

It fell and died

and rejoiced yet:

"And if I die now, at least I die by her,

At her feet, even!"

The poor little violet!

It was a lovable violet.