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Ei Ei, wie [scheint]1 der Mond so hell, Wie scheint er in der Nacht. Hab ich am frühen Morgen [Meim]2 Schatz ein Lied gemacht. Ei Ei, wie [scheint]1 der Mond so hell, Ei Ei, wo [scheint]1 er hin. Mein Schatz hat alle Morgen Ein andern Schatz im Sinn. Ei Ei, wie [scheint]1der Mond so hell, Ei Ei, wie [scheint]1er hier. Er scheint ja alle Morgen Der Liebsten vor die Tür. Ei Ei, wie [scheint]1der Mond so hell, Ei Jungfer, wann ists Tag? [Es geht ihr]3 alle Morgen Ein andrer Freier nach.
J. Weismann sets stanzas 1, 3, 2, 4
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View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Des Knaben Wunderhorn, Alte deutsche Lieder gesammelt von L.A. v. Arnim und Clemens Brentano, Dritter Band, Berlin: Expedition des v. Arnimschen Verlags, 1846, page 24.
1 Leberl: "scheinet"2 Leberl, Weismann: "Mein"
3 Leberl: " 's Geht ihr ja"
Text Authorship:
- from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Ei! Ei!", appears in Des Knaben Wunderhorn [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 Walter Courvoisier (1875 - 1931), "Ei, ei, wie scheint der Mond so hell" [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Rudolf Leberl (1884 - 1952), "Ei wie scheint der Mond so hell", op. 28 no. 7 (1920), published 2006 [ voice and guitar ], from Spielmannslieder für Singstimme und Gitarre, no. 7, Frankfurt am Main: Laurentius-Musikverlag [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Theodor Streicher (1874 - 1940), "Ei! Ei!", published 1903, from Dreissig Lieder aus Des Knaben Wunderhorn, no. 29 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Maria (Friedrich Ernst) von Weber (1786 - 1826), "Ei Ei, wie scheint der Mond so hell", op. 64 no. 7 (1818) [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Julius Weismann (1879 - 1950), "Ei! Ei!", op. 29 (Acht Wunderhornlieder) no. 6 (1906/10), stanzas 1,3,2,4 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 103
Well, well, how brightly shines the moon, How it shines in the night. In the early morning I made up a song for my darling. Well, well, how brightly shines the moon, Well, well, upon what does it shine. Every morning, my darling Has another darling in her mind. Well, well, how brightly shines the moon, Well, well, how it shines here. Every morning it shines In front of my beloved's door. Well, well, how brightly shines the moon, Well, maiden, when is the day breaking? Every single morning a different suitor Is following her.
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Translations of title(s):
"Ei! Ei!" = "Well! Well!"
"Ei, ei, wie scheint der Mond so hell" = "Well, well, how brightly shines the moon"
"Ei wie scheint der Mond so hell" = "Well, how brightly shines the moon"
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Ei! Ei!", appears in Des Knaben Wunderhorn
This text was added to the website: 2021-09-17
Line count: 16
Word count: 96