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Mädel, laß das Stricken -- geh, thu den Strumpf bei Seite heute; das ist was für alte Leute, für die Jungen blüht der Klee! Laß, mein Kind, komm, mein Schätzchen! siehst du nicht, der Abendwind schäkert mit den Weidenkätzchen . . . Mädel, liebes, sieh doch nicht immer so bei Seite heute; das ist was für alte Leute, junge seh'n sich ins Gesicht! Komm, mein Kind, sieh doch, Schätzchen: über uns der Abendwind schäkert mit den Weidenkätzchen . . . Siehst du, Mädel, war's nicht nett so an meiner Seite heute? Das ist was für junge Leute, alte gehn allein zu Bett! -- Was denn, Kind? weinen, Schätzchen? Nicht doch -- sieh der Abendwind schäkert mit den Weidenkätzchen . . .
Text Authorship:
- by Richard Fedor Leopold Dehmel (1863 - 1920), "Nicht doch!" [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 Heinrich Kaspar Schmid (1874 - 1953), "Nicht doch!", op. 49 (Drei Männerchöre) no. 2, published 1926 [ men's chorus a cappella ], Mainz : Schott [sung text not yet checked]
- by Arnold Franz Walter Schoenberg (1874 - 1951), "Nicht doch!", 1894-1903, from 7 frühe Lieder, no. 5 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Otto Vrieslander (1880 - 1950), "Nicht doch!" [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "No ho facis!", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Bertram Kottmann) , "Don't", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Linda Godry) , "Don't", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Michael P Rosewall) , "Please don't!", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Pas possible!", copyright © 2010, (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: 24
Word count: 118
Maiden let the knitting be Put the stocking aside for now; That's a pastime for the old ones, For the young ones there is greener pasture! Let go, my child, Come on, my darling; Don't you see, the evening breeze Idles with the catkins! Maiden, dear, don't Look aside so coyly; That would suit the old ones, the young look boldly at each other! Come on, my child, look here, darling; above us the evening breeze Idles with the catkins! There you are, maiden, wasn't it lovely To lie with me today? That's what young people do, Old ones go to bed alone. What have we now, child? Tears, darling? Be a good girl! Look the evening breeze Idles with the catkins!
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2007 by Linda Godry, (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 German (Deutsch) by Richard Fedor Leopold Dehmel (1863 - 1920), "Nicht doch!"
This text was added to the website: 2007-08-17
Line count: 24
Word count: 122