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Auf dem grünen Balkon mein Mädchen Schaut nach mir durch's Gitterlein. Mit den Augen blinzelt sie freundlich, Mit dem Finger sagt sie mir: Nein! Glück, das nimmer ohne Wanken Junger Liebe folgt hienieden, Hat mir eine Lust beschieden, Und auch da noch muß ich schwanken. Schmeicheln hör ich oder Zanken, Komm ich an ihr Fensterlädchen. Immer nach dem Brauch der Mädchen Träuft ins Glück ein bißchen Pein: Mit den Augen blinzelt sie freundlich, Mit dem Finger sagt sie mir: Nein! Wie sich nur in ihr vertragen Ihre Kälte, meine Glut? Weil in ihr mein Himmel ruht, Seh ich Trüb und Hell sich jagen. In den Wind gehn meine Klagen, Daß noch nie die süße Kleine Ihre Arme schlang um meine; Doch sie hält mich hin so fein - Mit den Augen blinzelt sie freundlich, Mit dem Finger sagt sie mir: Nein!
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Authorship:
- by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), no title, appears in Spanisches Liederbuch, in 2. Weltliche Lieder, no. 40 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Spanish (Español) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist , "Mirandome esta mi nina" [text unavailable]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903), "Auf dem grünen Balkon", 1889-90, from Spanisches Liederbuch: Weltliche Lieder, no. 5 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Des del verd balcó", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2011, (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: 141
From her green balcony my maiden gazes down at me through the trellis. With her eyes she blinks kindly, but with her finger she says: "No!" Luck, which never lets young love unfold without tangles, has allotted me a certain joy, but aslo a precarious one. I hear either endearments or scolding when I come to her window shutters. It's always the same with maidens: a little pain will mingle with happiness: With her eyes she blinks kindly, but with her finger she says: "No!" How can she bear her coldness and my ardor? While my heaven rests in her, I see darkness and light chasing each other. The wind bears away my wistful cry that my sweet darling has never clasped me in her arms. Yet she holds me off so subtly - With her eyes she blinks kindly, but with her finger she says: "No!"
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Translation of title "Auf dem grünen Balkon" = "From her green balcony"Authorship:
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), no title, appears in Spanisches Liederbuch, in 2. Weltliche Lieder, no. 40
Based on:
- a text in Spanish (Español) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist , "Mirandome esta mi nina" [text unavailable]
This text was added to the website: 2003-11-20
Line count: 24
Word count: 148