's is nichts mit den alten Weibern

's is nichts mit den alten Weibern,
bin froh, dass ich keine hab’.
lieber frei’ ich mir’n  junges Mädel,
da ich Freud’ darob hab’.

“Miff! Muff!” geht’s im Hause 
den ganzen Tag herum;
junge Mädel geh’n halt grade,
alte Weiber geh’n krumm.

Wer so ‘nen alten Schimmel
in seinem Stalle hat,
frisst sich ab sein liebes Leben
und kommt früh ins Grab.

Drum, liebe Junggesellen,
freit, ja, kein’ Alte nicht;
denn ihr müsst sie fein behalten,
bis der Tod ihr’s Herze bricht.

Translation(s): DUT

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Authorship

• by Gustav Alexander Wilhelm Nicolai (1795 - c1843) [ 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 Konrad Max Kunz , "Heirathsregel", op. 14 ([Vier] Volkslieder für Männerquartette) no. 2, published 1876 [vocal quartet for male voices a cappella], Landshut, Attenkofer [ sung text not verified ]
• by Carl Maria (Friedrich Ernst) von Weber (1786 - 1826), "Alte Weiber", op. 54 no. 5 (1817). [ sung text verified 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

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Pas op met de oude vrouwen

Pas op met de oude vrouwen,
‘k Ben blij dat ‘k er zo geen heb.
Liever vrij ik met ‘n jeugdig deerntje,
Waar plezier ik van heb.

“Och, och”, klinkt het huis door, 
De hele dag gebrom;
Jonge meisjes lopen rechtop,
Oude vrouwen gaan krom.

Wie zulk een oude merrie
Thuis in zijn stal heeft staan,
Slooft zich uit zijn hele leven
En komt bij ’t graf vroeg aan.

Dus, beste jonggezellen,
Met ’n oude niet gevrijd;
Want je moet ze onderhouden,
Tot de dood je van haar bevrijdt.

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Translations of title(s):
"Alte Weiber" = "Oude vrouwen"
"Heirathsregel" = "Huwelijksadvies"

Authorship

• Singable translation from German (Deutsch) 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., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
  
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• a text in German (Deutsch) by Gustav Alexander Wilhelm Nicolai (1795 - c1843)
• This text was set to music by the following composer(s): Konrad Max Kunz, Carl Maria von Weber. Go to the text.

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