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"Das zerbrochene Ringlein" (The broken little ring) is a poem by 
set Eichendorf's poem to music under the title "Untreue" (Infidelity). Covers of "In einem kühlen Grunde"
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The song as published by Friedrich Glück.
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Joseph von Eichendorff
Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff (10 March 178826 November 1857) was a German poet, novelist, playwright, literary critic, translator, and anthologist. Eichendorff was one of the major writers and critics of Romanticism.Cf. J. A. Cuddon: '' ...
, published under the title "Lied" (lay, or song) in 1813 by Justinus Kerner
Justinus Andreas Christian Kerner (18 September 1786, in Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany – 21 February 1862, in Weinsberg, Baden-Württemberg) was a German poet, practicing physician, and medical writer. He gave the first detailed des ...
et al. in the almanac ''Deutscher Dichterwald'' (German Poets' Forest) under the pseudonym "Florens". The poem appears under Eichendorff's name in his first novel ', written in 1812 and published in 1815. It is also known by its first line, "In einem kühlen Grunde" (In a cool valley).
set Eichendorf's poem to music under the title "Untreue" (Infidelity). Friedrich Silcher
Philipp Friedrich Silcher (27 June 1789 in Schnait (today part of Weinstadt) – 26 August 1860 in Tübingen), was a German composer, mainly known for his lieder (songs), and an important Volkslied collector.Luise Marretta-Schär, Silcher, (Phili ...
wrote a 4-part arrangement
In music, an arrangement is a musical adaptation of an existing composition. Differences from the original composition may include reharmonization, melodic paraphrasing, orchestration, or formal development. Arranging differs from orches ...
for male choir which became popular through its publication in ' (1906).
The song has been recorded by many artists.cover.info
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Melody
The song as published by Friedrich Glück.
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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Zerbrochene Ringlein German poems 1813 poems Volkslied Works by Joseph von Eichendorff