Unterm Fenster
Language: German (Deutsch) after the Scottish (Scots)
Wer ist vor meiner Kammertür?
Ich bin es!
Geh, schier dich fort, was suchst du hier?
Gar Süße!
Du kommst im Dunkeln wie ein Dieb.
So fang mich!
Du hast mich wohl ein wenig lieb?
Von Herzen!
Und öffnet ich nach deinem Wunsch!
O öffne!
Da wär ja Schlaf und Ruhe hin!
Laß hin sein!
Ein Tauber du im Taubenschlag?
Beim Täubchen!
Du girrtest bis zum hellen Tag?
Wohl möglich!
Nein, nimmer laß ich dich herein!
Tu's dennoch!
Du stelltest wohl dich täglich ein?
Mit Freuden!
Wie keck du bist und was du wagst!
So darf ich?
Daß du's nur keiner Seele sagst!
Gewiß nicht!
Translation(s): DUT ENG FRE
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Submitted by Emily Ezust
Authorship
Based on- a text in Scottish (Scots) by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), "Indeed will I, quo' Findlay", first published 1783 HUN SWG
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable): - ENG English (David K. Smythe) , title 1: "At my door", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "Sous la fenêtre", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , title 1: "Onder het venster", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Text added to the website: 2003-11-20.
Last modified: 2014-06-16 10:02:00
Line count: 24
Word count: 105
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At my door
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
Who is at my bedroom door?
It's me!
Go, be off with you, what do you want here?
Really sweet!
You come in the dark like a thief.
So catch me!
Do you have a little love for me?
With all my heart!
And if I opened the door as you wish?
O open it!
That would be the end of sleep and peace!
Let them be!
Are you a dove in a dovecot?
With my little dove!
Will you coo until dawn?
Very possibly!
No, I will never let you in!
You must nonetheless!
Would you likely appear every day?
With pleasure!
How cheeky you are and how dare you!
So may I?
As long as you tell not a soul!
Of course not!
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Based on
Based on- a text in Scottish (Scots) by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), "Indeed will I, quo' Findlay", first published 1783 HUN SWG
Text added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Last modified: 2014-06-16 10:02:00
Line count: 24
Word count: 125
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