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by Georg Friedrich Daumer (1800 - 1875)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Es hat mein Liebchen

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Es hat mein Liebchen,
Wenn's lacht, ein Grübchen
Im Wängelein;
Ihm [eingedrückt]¹
Mit zartem Finger
Hat's ohne Zweifel
Ein Engelein.

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• G. Jenner

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¹ Jenner: "eingedrücket"

Text Authorship:

by Georg Friedrich Daumer (1800 - 1875), no title, appears in Polydora, ein weltpoetisches Liederbuch, XV. of a group? [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 Eduard Behm (1862 - 1946), "Deutsch", op. 17 (Acht Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 2, published 1899 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Ries & Erler [sung text not yet checked]
by Gustav Jenner (1865 - 1920), "Es hat mein Liebchen, wenn's lacht", op. 7 (Sechs Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1900 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel [sung text checked 1 time]
by Carl Martin Reinthaler (1822 - 1896), "Es hat mein Liebchen", op. 48 (Sechs Lieder für Sopran mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 5, published 1892 [ soprano and piano ], Bremen, Schweers & Haake [sung text not yet checked]

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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "My love has, when she laughs", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2011-05-31
Line count: 7
Word count: 21

My love has, when she laughs

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

My love has,
When she laughs, a dimple
In her little cheek;
It was pressed into [her cheek] there
With a gentle finger
Without any doubt
By an angel.

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Georg Friedrich Daumer (1800 - 1875), no title, appears in Polydora, ein weltpoetisches Liederbuch, XV. of a group?
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This text was added to the website: 2011-05-31
Line count: 7
Word count: 29