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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

Mei Schätzerl ist hübsch
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Mei Schätzerl ist hübsch, aber reich is es nit.
Was nützt mi der Reichtum, das Geld küss i nit.
Schön bin i nit, reich bin i wohl,
Geld hab i a ganz Beutele voll;
gehn mir nur drei Batzen ab,
dass i grad zwölf Kreuzer hab! -
Mei Schätzerl ist hübsch, aber reich is es nit.

Mein Schätzerl ist treu, ist so herzig, so gut,
und gibt's mir a Busserl, so wachst mir der Mut.
Drum gilt's mir mehr als alles Gold,
ist mir mein Schätzerl hold;
und wenn i stets bei ihm blieb,
wär mir's noch mal so lieb!
Mein Schätzerl ist treu wie hab i d'so lieb.

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 (Isador) George Henschel (1850 - 1934), "Mei Schätzerl ist hübsch", op. 29 no. 3 (187-?) [voice and piano], from Über Berg und Thal. Lieder im Volkston für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 3. [
     text not verified 
    ]
  • by (Philipp) Friedrich Silcher (1789 - 1860), "Mei Schätzerl ist hübsch" [vocal quartet of male voices a cappella] [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English [singable] (Natalie Macfarren) , title 1: "Oh fair is my lass"


Researcher for this page: Bertram Kottmann

This text was added to the website: 2011-03-06
Line count: 14
Word count: 108

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