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Wer ist vor meiner Kammerthür? --
"Ich bin es," -- [sagte Finlay. --]1
Geh, [pack']2 dich fort! was suchst du hier? --
"Gar Süßes!" -- [sagte Finlay --]1
Du kommst im Dunkeln, wie ein Dieb. --
"So fang mich!" -- [sagte Finlay. --]1
Du hast mich wohl ein wenig lieb? --
"Von Herzen!" -- [sagte Finlay. --]1
Und öffnet' ich nach deinem [Sinn]3 --
"O öffne!" -- [flehte Finlay --]1
Da wär ja Schlaf und Ruhe hin; --
"Laß hin sein!" -- [sagte Finlay. --]1
Ein Tauber du im Taubenschlag! --
"Beim Täubchen!" -- [sagte Finlay. --]1
Du girrtest bis zum hellen Tag. --
"Wohl möglich!" -- [sagte Finlay. --]1
Nein! nimmer lass' ich dich herein! --
"Thu's dennoch!" -- [flehte Finlay --]1
Du stelltest wohl dich täglich ein? --
"Mit Freuden!" -- [sagte Finlay --]1
Wie keck du bist und was du wagst! --
"So darf ich?" -- [fragte Finlay --]1
Daß du's nur keiner Seele sagst! --
"Gewiß nicht!" -- [sagte Finlay. --]1
About the headline (FAQ)
View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Robert Burns’ Gedichte, deutsch von W. Gerhard, Leipzig: Verlag von Joh. Ambr. Barth., 1840, page2 161-162
1 omitted by Schumann2 Schumann: "schier"
3 Schumann: "Wunsch!"
Text Authorship:
- by Wilhelm Christoph Leonhard Gerhard (1780 - 1858), "Der kecke Finlay" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Scottish (Scots) by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), "Indeed will I, quo' Findlay", first published 1783
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Unterm Fenster", op. 34 (Vier Duette) no. 3 (1840), published 1841 [ duet for soprano and tenor with piano ], Leipzig, Klemm [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (David K. Smythe) , no title, copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2003-11-20
Line count: 24
Word count: 155
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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Translation of title "Unterm Fenster" = "At my door"Text Authorship:
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Wilhelm Christoph Leonhard Gerhard (1780 - 1858), "Der kecke Finlay"
Based on:
- a text in Scottish (Scots) by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), "Indeed will I, quo' Findlay", first published 1783
This text was added to the website:
Line count: 24
Word count: 125