Laisse-moi, douce jeune fille | Laisse-moi, douce jeune fille

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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Erlaube mir, feins Mädchen

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE ITA

Erlaube mir, feins Mädchen,
In den Garten zu gehn,
Daß ich dort mag schauen,
Wie die Rosen so schön.
Erlaube sie zu brechen,
Es ist die höchste Zeit;
Ihre Schönheit, ihr Jugend 
Hat mir mein Herz erfreut.

O Mädchen, o Mädchen,
Du einsames Kind,
Wer hat den Gedanken 
Ins Herz dir gezinnt,
Daß ich soll den Garten,
Die Rosen nicht sehn?
Du gefällst meinen Augen,
Das muß ich gestehn.

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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 Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Erlaube mir, feins Mädchen", WoO. 33 no. 2, published [1894], from Deutsche Volkslieder, no. 2, Berlin, N. Simrock [sung text checked 1 time]
by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Erlaube mir, feins Mädchen", WoO. posth. 38 no. 4 (1859-62) [ SSAA chorus a cappella ], from 20 Deutsche Volkslieder, no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]
by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Erlaube mir", WoO. posth. 35 no. 3 (1863/4?) [ SATB chorus ], from Deutsche Volkslieder für gemischten Chor, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Linda Godry) , "Allow me, fair maiden", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Laisse-moi, douce jeune fille", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Permettimi, bella fanciulla", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 69

Laisse‑moi, douce jeune fille

Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)

Laisse-moi, douce jeune fille,
Marcher dans le jardin,
Que je puisse regarder
Les roses si belles.
Laisse-moi les cueillir,
C'est le bon moment :
Leur beauté, leur jeunesse
Ont enchanté mon cœur.

Ô jeune fille, ô jeune fille,
Enfant solitaire,
Qui a gravé la pensée
Sur ton cœur
Que je ne regarderai ni le jardin
Ni les roses ?
Tu est le délice de mes yeux,
Je dois le confesser.

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This text was added to the website: 2012-09-02
Line count: 16
Word count: 68