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Mädel, du bist schlank und schier Und gesund gewachsen, Deiner Zöpfe Wünschelzier Dünkt mich eitel flachsen. Deines weißen Nackens Bug Und den stolzen Rücken Staun' ich an schon lang' genug Und das mit Entzücken. Aber könnt'st dich umzudrehn Dich nicht bald entschließen? Möchte dich von vorn zu sehn Auch einmal genießen. Wer mir stets den Rücken kehrt, Läßt mich übel trauen, Ob es wohl der Mühe werth, Sein Gesicht zu schauen. Hui! gelungen ist die List, Die dich wenden machte, Sieh mal an, wie schön du bist! Schöner, als ich dachte. Ja, man muß es nur verstehn, Zweifeln hilft und Schelten, Mädchen wollen unbesehn Nie für häßlich gelten.
Text Authorship:
- by Julius Wolff (1834 - 1910), "Kleine List", appears in Singuf: Rattenfängerlieder, first published 1881 [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 Johannes Doebber (1866 - 1921), "Kleine List", op. 17 (Vier Lieder für 1 tiefe Stimme mit Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1890 [ low voice and piano ], Berlin, Simon [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hans Sommer (1837 - 1922), "Kleine List", op. 4 no. 8 (1882/83), published 1884 [ voice and piano ], from Hunold Singuf. Rattenfängerlieder nach Julius Wolff's Dichtungen, no. 8, Braunschweig, H. Litolff [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Petit truc", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Little trick", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2010-02-25
Line count: 24
Word count: 108
Noia, ets esvelta i pura i en bona salut, les teves encisadores trenes em semblen de pur lli. El teu blanc bescoll i la teva superba esquena els admiro de fa prou temps i això amb delit. Però no podries decidir-te d’un cop a girar-te? M’agradaria tenir encara el plaer de veure’t pel davant. Qui sempre em gira l’esquena em fa de mal confiar de si valdria la pena de veure el seu rostre. Ui! Ha reeixit el truc que t’ha fet girar, i guaita, que bella ets! Més bella del que pensava. Sí, només s’ha d’entendre que dubtar i bescantar ajuden a que les noies, sense haver-les vist, no vulguin mai passar per lletges.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Catalan (Català) copyright © 2024 by Salvador Pila, (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 Julius Wolff (1834 - 1910), "Kleine List", appears in Singuf: Rattenfängerlieder, first published 1881
This text was added to the website: 2024-03-02
Line count: 24
Word count: 115