Wenn ich früh in den Garten geh'
In meinem grünen Hut,
Ist mein erster Gedanke,
Was nun mein Liebster tut?
Am Himmel [ist]1 kein Stern,
Den ich dem Freund nicht gönnte.
Mein Herz gäb' ich ihm gern,
Wenn ich's heraus tun könnte.
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1 Schumann: "steht"
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Otto Dresel (1826 - 1890), "Volksliedchen", 1850 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Friedrich August Hering (1819 - 1889), "Wenn ich früh in den Garten geh' ", op. 2 (Fünf Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 5 [ voice and piano ], Magdeburg, Heinrichshofen's Verlag [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Volksliedchen", op. 51 (Lieder und Gesänge für Singstimme und Klavier (Heft 2)) no. 2 (1840), published 1850 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Whistling [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Johan Weegenhuise (b. 1910), "Wenn ich fruh' in den Garten geh'", 1940, rev. 1981, from Drei Volkslieder, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Friedrich Zöllner (1800 - 1860), "Volksliedchen", published 1841 [ voice and piano ], from Liebesfrühling von Fr. Rückert. 9 Lieder , no. 3, Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Lidy van Noordenburg) , "Volksliedje", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Volksliedje", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Folksong", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Petit chant populaire", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Erkki Pullinen
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 42
Als ik 's morgens de tuin in ga
met mijn groene hoed
Denk ik er eerst over na
Wat mijn liefste nu doet?
Aan de hemel staat geen ster
Die ik mijn vriend niet zou gunnen
Ik gaf hem graag mijn hart
als het uit mijn borst zou kunnen.