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by Lydia Hecker, née Paalzow (b. 1802)

Gretelein
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Schaust so freundlich aus, Gretelein
nimm den Blumenstrauß, er sei dein!
Bist ein Kind nicht mehr, Gretelein,
thust mir eine Ehr', sag nicht mein!
Schaust so freundlich aus, Gretelein
sag nicht nein!

Denk' nur, auch das Herz, Gretelein,
will mit Liebesschmerz bei dir sein!
Noch vor einem Jahr, Gretelein,
Schlief ich armer Narr ruhig ein.
Denk' nur, auch das Herz, Gretelein,
will bei dir sein!

Doch nun, ach, ist weit, Gretelein,
Schlaf und Fröhlichkeit, Tanz und Wein!
Lache nicht so laut, Gretelein,
sei hübsch meine Braut, laß dich frei'n!
sei hübsch meine Braut, Gretelein,
sag nicht nein!

Text Authorship:

  • by Lydia Hecker, née Paalzow (b. 1802) [author's text not yet checked 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 Friedrich Wilhelm Kücken (1810 - 1882), "Gretelein", op. 44 (Lieder aus der Schweiz) no. 1, published 1844 [ vocal quartet of male voices or men's chorus a cappella ] [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English [singable] (Anonymous/Unidentified Artist) , "Gretelein"


Researcher for this page: Gerhard Dangel

This text was added to the website: 2009-08-24
Line count: 18
Word count: 97

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