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A Busserl is a g'spassig's Ding, es riegelt's ganze Bluet. Man isst es nit, man trinkt es nit, und dechterscht schmecht's so guat. Und was a Schreiber schreiben kunnt' wohl in zehntausend Stund, dös druckt an oanzigs Busserl aus, dem Schatzerl auf den Mund. A Busserl is a g'spassig's Ding; wer's net begreifen kann, im Herzen is a Kammerl d'rin, da fangt's zu krabbeln an. Und wennst nix mehr zum Plauschen woaßt, nimm's Maderl um den Hals, schmatz ihr a saftig's Busserl auf, und's Maderl woaß dann all's. A Busserl is a g'spassig's Ding, das Beste, was man hat! Das Schlimmste bei den Busseln is: Man kriegt's halt nimmer satt!
Text Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, Tyrolean [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Ignaz Franz Castelli (1781 - 1862) [text unavailable]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Max Meyer-Olbersleben (1850 - 1927), "'s Busserl", op. 58 (Vier Männerchöre) no. 4 [ men's chorus ] [sung text checked 1 time]
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- ENG English (Johann Winkler) , "A kiss", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website: 2021-04-12
Line count: 20
Word count: 110
A kiss is a curious thing, it excites the whole blood. One doesn't eat it, doesn't drink it, and nonetheless it tastes so good! And what a writer might be able to write during ten thousand hours, that one single kiss can express, if pressed on your lassie's mouth. A kiss is a curious thing, and if you don't understand it: There is a chamber within your heart, where it begins to tickle. And if you have no more to say, then embrace her neck and give her a hearty kiss, and then she will understand everything. A kiss is a curious thing, the best thing one has got! The worst thing with kisses is: You'll never get enough of them!
Text Authorship:
- Translation from Bavarian (Boarisch) to English copyright © 2021 by Johann Winkler, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in Bavarian (Boarisch) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist , Tyrolean
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Ignaz Franz Castelli (1781 - 1862) [text unavailable]
This text was added to the website: 2021-04-12
Line count: 20
Word count: 121
