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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

Hab ich mir's nicht längst gedacht
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Hab ich mir's nicht längst gedacht,
Sitz ich an der Wiegen,
Hab den Wedel in der Hand,
Wehr dem Kind die Fliegen.

Wenn die Leut' spazieren gehn,
Muß ich an der Wiege stehn,
Muß da machen knick und knack,
Schlaf, du kleiner Habersack.

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Text Authorship:

  • from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , no title, appears in Liederfibel: das ganze Kinder- und Familienleben nach seinen erschiedenen Stufen, collected by Friedrich Karl Freiherr von Erlach, first published 1841 [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 (Friedrich) August Bungert (1845 - 1915), "Die Magd an der Wiege", op. 49 no. 72, published 1898 [ voice and piano ], from Neue Volkslieder nach alten und neuen Gedichte und Handwerker-Lieder, no. 72, Leipzig, Leede [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Hans Hermann (1870 - 1931), "Die Magd an der Wiege", op. 24 no. 5, published 1895 [ voice and piano ], from Aus der Kinderstube. Fünf Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 5, Berlin, Challier & Co. [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2011-09-05
Line count: 8
Word count: 43

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