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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

Mei Maidle
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Mei Maidle hot e G'sichtle,
Als wie en Roseblatt,
Und hot e Haut wie Sammet,
Wie keine in der Stadt;
Mei Maidle hot e Herzle,
Des könnt net lieber sei(n),
Und wenn i brav bi(n),
Schreibt se mi in ihr Herzle nei'.

Mei Maidle hot zwei Händle,
Die i kei'm andre gunn',
Se hot mer au versproche,
Se geb mer eins davon;
Mei Maidle hot zwei Füßle,
Se tanzt damit, i nett,
Es darfe hundert tanze,
Se tanze so d'rum net.

Mei Maidle des hot alles,
Was schön ist auf der Welt,
Nur eins, du lieber Himmel,
Se hot kein Kreuzer Geld!
D'rum soll i sie net kriege,
Weil sie kein Kreuzer hot,
Ach drüber werd' i sterbe,
Trost mi der liebe Gott!

Text Authorship:

  • from Volkslieder (Folksongs)  [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 (Philipp) Friedrich Silcher (1789 - 1860), "Mei Maidle" [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2004-06-22
Line count: 24
Word count: 123

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