Schläfst du, Liebchen? schläfst du...

Schläfst du, Liebchen? schläfst du schon?
Laß kein Traum dich irren,
Horche, wie mit süßem Ton
Meine Saiten schwirren.
Blinkend lauschen alle Sterne
Auf mein Liedlein zur Quinterne,
Klimperlingklingkling! laß ein!
Liebe will bei Liebe sein.

Oder komm herunter sacht
Nur in leichter Hülle,
Daß sich in verschwiegner Nacht 
Unser Wunsch erfülle
Und beschirmt von dichten Zweigen
Innig sich die Herzen neigen.
Klimperlingklingkling! steh auf! 
Loser Fuß hat leisen Lauf.

Eilend rauscht der kleine Fluß,
Seine Wasser klingen,
Wellen tauschen Gruß und Kuß 
Flüchtig im Umschlingen.
Willst in meinen Arm dich schmiegen,
Will ich dich wie Wellen wiegen.
Klimperlingklingkling! mach' schnell!
Muth ist jeden Glücks Gesell.

Liebchen, holdes Liebchen, komm!
Schleiche auf den Zehen,
Laß mit Zaudern furchtsam fromm
Nicht die Zeit vergehen,
Daß der Morgen uns nicht grauet,
Eh' du mir dein Herz vertrauet.
Klimperlingklingkling! -- klingling!
Horch! der Riegel klirrt im Ring.

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Authorship

• by Julius Wolff (1834 - 1910), "Lockung", appears in Singuf: Rattenfängerlieder, first published 1881 [ author's text checked 2 times]

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

• by Henri Berény (1871 - 1932), "Spielmanns Lockung", op. 12 (Zwei Lieder im Volkston für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1892 [voice and piano], Ratibor, Simmich [ sung text not verified ]
• by Hermann Brune (fl. 1876-97), "Lockung", op. 21 no. 3, published 1885 [voice and piano], from Lieder aus Julius Wolff's Dichtungen für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 3, Hannover, Schmorl & von Seefeld [ sung text not verified ]
• by Karl Haine (1830 - 1910), "Lockung", op. 54 no. 3, published 1886 [medium voice and piano], from Singuf-Lieder, no. 3, Hamburg, Cranz [ sung text not verified ]
• by Wenzel Josef Krug-Waldsee (1858 - 1915), "Lockung (Ständchen)", op. 21 no. 2, published 1886 [men's chorus a cappella], from Drei Lieder aus Julius Wolff's "Singuf" für Männerchor, no. 2, Stuttgart, Zumsteeg [ sung text not verified ]
• by Erik Meyer-Helmund (1861 - 1932), "Lockung", op. 9 (Vier Lieder für 1 mittlere Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 4, published 1884 [voice and piano], Berlin, Ries & Erler [ sung text not verified ]
• by Robert Schwalm (1845 - 1912), "Lockung", op. 59 no. 5, published 1885 [baritone and piano], from Spielmannslieder aus Julius Wolff's "Singuf", no. 5, Mainz, Schott [ sung text not verified ]
• by Hans August Friedrich Zincke genannt Sommer (1837 - 1922), "Lockung", op. 4 no. 23 (1882/83), published 1884 [voice and piano], from Hunold Singuf. Rattenfängerlieder nach Julius Wolff's Dichtungen, no. 23, Braunschweig, H. Litolff [ sung text not verified ]
• by Otto Sprinzel , "Lockung", op. 7 ([Drei] Lieder und Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1900 [voice and piano], Berlin, Deneke [ sung text not verified ]
• by Heinrich Zöllner (1854 - 1941), "Lockung", op. 16 no. 7, published 1882 [baritone and piano], from Hunold Singuf. Acht neue Rattenfängerlieder von Julius Wolff, no. 7, Leipzig, Siegel [ sung text not verified ]

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• ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Temptation", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Text added to the website: 2010-02-21.
Last modified: 2014-06-22 22:14:21
Line count: 32
Word count: 143

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Temptation

Are you sleeping, darling? Are you already sleeping?
Do not let any dream disconcert you,
Listen how with a sweet tone
The strings [of my instrument] are vibrating;
Twinkling, all the stars are hearkening
To my little song sung to the accompaniment of the gittern,
Klimperlingklingkling!1 Let me in!
Love wishes to be near what it loves.

Or come down softly
Only clad in a light garment,
So that in the night, which keeps our secrets,
Our wish may come true,
And screened by dense branches
Our hearts may incline toward each other fervently.
Klimperlingklingkling! Get up!
A shoeless foot treads lightly.

Rapidly the little river rushes onward,
Its waters are ringing,
Waves are exchanging greetings and kisses
Quickly as they embrace one another.
If you wish me to cradle you in my arms,
I shall rock you as waves do.
Klimperlingklingkling! Hurry up!
Courage is the companion of every good fortune.

Darling, lovely darling, come!
Approach on tiptoe,
Do not let time pass
With anxious, pious fears,
So that morning may not dawn
Until you have entrusted your heart to me.
Klimperlingklingkling! -- klingling!
Listen, the latch is rattling in its catch.

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¹ untranslatable nonsense syllables, passim.

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• a text in German (Deutsch) by Julius Wolff (1834 - 1910), "Lockung", appears in Singuf: Rattenfängerlieder, first published 1881
• This text was set to music by the following composer(s): Henri Berény, Hermann Brune, Karl Haine, Wenzel Josef Krug-Waldsee, Erik Meyer-Helmund, Robert Schwalm, Hans August Friedrich Zincke genannt Sommer, Otto Sprinzel, Heinrich Zöllner. Go to the text.

Text added to the website: 2014-06-22.
Last modified: 2014-06-22 22:13:45
Line count: 32
Word count: 192