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by Johann Georg Jacobi (1740 - 1814)

Spinnerlied
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Arbeit, ihr Mädchen!
Bringt süßen Gewinn:
Da schnurren am Rädchen
Lustig die [nebligen]1 Tage dahin!
 
    Mädchen, die der Ruhe pflegen,
Die gemächlich in den Schooß
Ihre zarten Hände legen,
Werden nie der Sorge los.
 
Arbeit, ihr Mädchen u.s.w.
 
    Langeweile baut im Stillen
Ihren Herd beim Müßiggang.
Unterbrochen dann von Grillen
Wird der häusliche Gesang.
 
Arbeit, ihr Mädchen u.s.w.
 
    Gern sein liebes Rädchen hören:
O das sichert vor Gefahr!
Und so tragt ihr einst in Ehren
Euren Hochzeitkranz im Haar.
 
Arbeit, ihr Mädchen u.s.w.

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•   J. Lang 

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Confirmed with J.G. Jacobi’s sämmtliche Werke, Dritter Band, Zürich: bey Orell, Füßli und Compagnie, 1825, pages 189-190.

1 Lang: "neblichten"

Text Authorship:

  • by Johann Georg Jacobi (1740 - 1814), "Spinnerlied" [author's text checked 1 time 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 Josephine Lang (1815 - 1880), "Spinnerlied", op. 7 (Sechs Gesänge) no. 1, published 1838 [ voice and piano ], München, Joseph Aibl [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Spinning song", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2006-11-15
Line count: 19
Word count: 84

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