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by Ludwig Amandus Bauer (1803 - 1846)

Schönste Maid, mach's Fenster auf
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Schönste Maid, mach's Fenster auf, 
Hör' die Geigen klingen. 
Munter durch das Dorf herauf 
Polkatöne dringen. 

Drunten winkt am Gartenzaun 
Maibaum mit dem Kranze, 
Dirnlein blond und Dirnlein braun  
Drehn sich drum im Tanze. 

Schmücke dich, du schönste Maid, 
Steck' den Strauß ans Mieder;  --  
Denn die schöne Kirchweihzeit 
Kehrt so bald nicht wieder. 

Fenster zu, du Dirnlein fein, 
Komm, o komm herunter, 
Deine Tänzer harren dein,
Und der Liebste drunter! 

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Ludwig Bauer, Frisch gesungen!, zweite Auflage, Würzburg: A. Stuber's Buchhandlung, 1863, page 52. Appears in Drei Tanzweisen, no. 3.


Text Authorship:

  • by Ludwig Amandus Bauer (1803 - 1846), "Polkaständchen", appears in Frisch gesungen! Ein Sängerbrevier in heiteren Liedern für Deutschlands Liedertafeln, in Drei Tanzweisen, no. 3 [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 Valentin Eduard Becker (1814 - 1890), "Polkaständchen", op. 20 no. 1, published 1857 [ four-part men's chorus ], from Drei Tanzlieder von L. Rebau für vierstimmigen Männerchor, no. 1, Leipzig: C. F. W. Siegel [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Alban Förster (1849 - 1916), "Kirmes-Ständchen", op. 78 (Drei Männerchöre) no. 3, published 1883 [ men's chorus a cappella ], Dresden, Seeling [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Alban Förster (1849 - 1916), "Polka-Ständchen", op. 105 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1889 [ voice and piano ], Offenbach, André [sung text not yet checked]

Research team for this page: Bertram Kottmann , Melanie Trumbull

This text was added to the website: 2020-02-12
Line count: 16
Word count: 70

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