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by Therese Albertine Luise von Jacob (1797 - 1870)
Translation © by Sharon Krebs
Kapitulation
Language: German (Deutsch) after the Serbian (Српски)
Hinterm Berge, hinterm grünen, Tönt ein heller Schrei zu Zeiten, Knabe gehet hin, zu forschen. Ist ein Mädchen angebunden Fest an einem Seidenfädchen. Und sie fleht zum jungen Knaben: "Bind mich los, du Heldenjüngling, Schwesterchen will ich dir sein!" Aber ihr versetzt der Knabe: "Hab' 'ne Schwester schon zu Hause!" -- "Bind mich los, du Heldenjüngling, Schwägerin will ich dir sein!" -- Knabe wiederum entgegnet: "Hab' 'ne Schwägerin zu Hause!" -- "Binde los mich, Heldenjüngling, Liebchen will ich dir sein!" -- Und es küßte sie der Knabe, Küßte sie, und sie erlösend, Führt' er sie zum weißen Hofe.
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Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]
Text Authorship:
- by Therese Albertine Luise von Jacob (1797 - 1870), "Kapitulation", appears in Volkslieder der Serben, first published 1825 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Serbian (Српски) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Љуба је иреча, него сестра и снаха", appears in Српске народне пјесме - скупио ис и на свијет издао Вук Стеф. Караџић (Srpske narodne pjesme), pp. 213-4, Poem 300
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Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2005-07-28
Line count: 19
Word count: 105
Capitulation
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
Beyond the mountain, beyond the green one, A high-pitched scream sounds from time to time; The lad goes to investigate. Lo, a maiden is tied up Securely by a silken thread. And pleadingly she says to the young lad: "Untie me, you heroic young man; I shall be your sister!" But the lad counters: “I already have a sister at home!" -- "Untie me, you heroic young man; I shall be your sister-in-law!" But the lad again responds: I have a sister-in-law at home!" -- "Untie me, you heroic young man; I shall be your beloved!" -- And the lad kissed her, Kissed her, and, rescuing her, Led her to the white courtyard.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Therese Albertine Luise von Jacob (1797 - 1870), "Kapitulation", appears in Volkslieder der Serben, first published 1825
Based on:
- a text in Serbian (Српски) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Љуба је иреча, него сестра и снаха", appears in Српске народне пјесме - скупио ис и на свијет издао Вук Стеф. Караџић (Srpske narodne pjesme), pp. 213-4, Poem 300
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This text was added to the website: 2016-11-08
Line count: 19
Word count: 118