Ich bin zwar weder groß noch reich, 
Hab' weder Städt' noch Land. 
Doch, was ich habe, gäb' ich gleich 
Dahin um deine Hand.  

Auch Armen schenkt die Liebe Muth, 
Ich leb' und sterbe dir. 
Rosinchen!  Engel!  sei mir gut, 
Und sprich:  Hab' Dank dafür! 

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• by Karl Sigmund Freiherr von Seckendorff (1744 - 1785), "Lindors Romanze", published 1779 [ voice and piano ], from Volks- und andere Lieder, mit Begleitung des Forte piano, Erste Sammlung, no. 7, Weimar: Bey Karl Ludolf Hoffmann
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