Ik en mijn jonge vrouw

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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

Translation © by Lau Kanen

I und mein junges Weib

Language: Swabian (Schwäbisch)

Our translations: DUT ENG

I und mein junges Weib
Können schön tanze,
Sie mit dem Bettelsack, 
I mit dem Ranze,
Schenkt mir a mal bayrisch ein,
Woll’n a mal lustig sein, 
Bayrisch, bayrisch, bayrisch muss sein

Des Schulzens Mägdala
Thut mir gefalla
Sie heisset Gretala,
Liebt mich vor alla.
Schenkt mir a mal…

Hinterm Dorf, in den Sand,
Bauern thun dröscha.
Mädel hats Herz verbrannt,
Henker mags löscha.
Schenkt mir a mal…

Schlächter gehn auf das Land,
Wollen was kaufa,
Haben ’n Stock in der Hand,
Müssen brav laufa.
Schenkt mir a mal…

Mein Weib geht in die Stadt,
I bleib daraussa,
Was sie erbettelt hat,
Thu i versaufa.
Schenkt mir a mal…

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Text Authorship:

from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , Franconian dialect [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

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

by Alfred Richter (1846 - 1919), "Bettlerlied", op. 11 (Acht Volkslieder für vier Männerstimmen) no. 8, published 1876 [ vocal quartet for male voices a cappella ], Leipzig, Forberg [sung text not yet checked]
by Carl Maria (Friedrich Ernst) von Weber (1786 - 1826), "Schwäbisches Bettlerlied", op. 25 (5 Deutsche Lieder) no. 4 (1812), published c1815 [ voice and guitar or piano ], Berlin: Gröbenschütz & Seiler [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Laura Prichard) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor] , Lau Kanen [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2013-10-18
Line count: 27
Word count: 109

Ik en mijn jonge vrouw

Language: Dutch (Nederlands) after the Swabian (Schwäbisch)

Ik en mijn jonge vrouw
Kunnen mooi dansen,
Zij met de bedelzak,
Ik met de ransel.
Schenk me wat bier of wijn,
Laat ons eens vrolijk zijn,
Beiers, Beiers, Beiers moet ’t zijn.

De schout z’n hartedief
Is mij bevallen,
Ja, zij heet Greetje lief,
Mint mij vóór allen. 
Schenk me…

Achter ’t dorp, in het zand,
Dorsen boer’n hun schoven.
’n Meisje heeft ‘t hart verbrand,
‘n Beul wil ’t wel doven.
Schenk me…

Slachters gaan op het land,
Willen wat kopen,
Hebben ’n stok in de hand,
Moeten braaf  lopen.
Schenk me…

Mijn vrouw gaat in de stad,
Ik blijf daarbuiten,
Heeft zij gebedeld wat,
Ik ga’ t verzuipen.
Schenk me…

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Translation of title "Bettlerlied" = "Bedelaarslied"

Text Authorship:

Singable translation from Swabian (Schwäbisch) to Dutch (Nederlands) copyright © 2018 by Lau Kanen, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., please ask the copyright-holder(s) directly.
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a text in Swabian (Schwäbisch) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , Franconian dialect
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This text was added to the website: 2018-04-02
Line count: 27
Word count: 113