Jealousy | A little love and

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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

Translation © by Laura Prichard

Eifersucht

Language: Swabian (Schwäbisch)

Our translations: ENG

E bissele Lieb und
e bissele Treu,
und e bissele Falschheit
ist alleweil derbei.

Die Kirsche send zeitig,
die Kirsche send gut,
und wenns Mädle vorbei goht,
so lupft mers de Hut.

Do drunte-n-im Thäle
gehts Bächle so trüb,
und i kann ders net hehle,
i han de so lieb.

Wenn i wisperl, wenn i schrei,
und du hörst me net glei,
so muß i verstehn,
daß i weiter soll gehn.

Und wenn i ders zehnmal sag,
daß i de lieb,
und du geist mer koi Antwort,
so wird mers ganz trüb.

Confirmed with Deutscher Liederhort. Auswahl der vorzüglichern deutschen Volkslieder aus der Vorzeit und der Gegenwart mit ihren eigenthümlichen Melodien, herausgegeben von Ludwig Erk, Berlin, Verlg von Th. CHr. Fr. Enslin, 1856, page 231.

Text Authorship:

from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Eifersucht", subtitle: "Schwäbisch" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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Also set in Swabian (Schwäbisch), [adaptation] ; composed by Friedrich Silcher.

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ENG English (Laura Prichard) , "Jealousy", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2019-10-23
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Word count: 92

Jealousy

Language: English after the Swabian (Schwäbisch)

A little love and
A little truth
And a little deceit
Are always present in everything.

The cherries are fresh,
The cherries are good,
And whenever the girl passes,
I tip my hat.

Down there in the valleys
Run streams so murky.
But I can’t steal away there,
I’m too much in love.

Whether I whisper, or shout,
You don’t pay attention to me.
I should just accept,
That I should go on my way.

And when I tell you for the tenth time,
That I love you,
And you give me no answer,
My life becomes murky.

Text Authorship:

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a text in Swabian (Schwäbisch) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Eifersucht", subtitle: "Schwäbisch"
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This text was added to the website: 2019-10-22
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Word count: 98