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by Otto Julius Bierbaum (1865 - 1910)
Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Charlotte
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  FRE
Charlotte, lotte, lotte,
Heißt meine Wäscherin,
Sie bringt mir selbst die Wäsche,
Weil ich ihr Liebster bin.

Und hat sie nichts zu bringen,
So kommt sie ohne was,
Kein Tag geht ohne Lotte,
Auf Lotte ist Verlaß.

Kommt ohne Hut und Schleier
Und hat auch kein Korsett;
Weil ich kein Sopha habe,
So setzt sie sich aufs Bett.

Ihr ahnt nicht, wie viel Schönes
Die kleine Lotte hat;
Ich habs schon oft gesehen
Und seh mich doch nicht satt.

Text Authorship:

  • by Otto Julius Bierbaum (1865 - 1910), "Charlotte", appears in Irrgarten der Liebe. Verliebte, launenhafte und moralische Lieder, Gedichte und Sprüche aus den Jahren 1885 bis 1900, in Lieder [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 Ethel Florence Lindesay Robertson, née Richardson (1870 - 1946), as Henry Handel Richardson, "Charlotte" [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]

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

  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Charlotte", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2010-01-18
Line count: 16
Word count: 79

Charlotte
Language: French (Français)  after the German (Deutsch) 
Charlotte, lotte, lotte,
S'appelle ma lavandière,
Elle m'apporte elle-même le linge,
Car je suis son amoureux.

Et si elle n'a rien à apporter
Alors elle vient sans rien,
Aucun jour ne passe sans Lotte,
Sans Lotte c'est l'abandon..

Elle vient sans chapeau ni voile
Et aussi n'a pas de corset ;
Comme je n'ai pas de canapé,
Elle s'assoit aussi bien sur le lit.

Vous ne soupçonnerez pas combien
La petite Lotte a de charmes ;
Je les ai déjà souvent vus
Et ne m'en voyez toujours pas rassasié.

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  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2011 by Pierre Mathé, (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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  • a text in German (Deutsch) by Otto Julius Bierbaum (1865 - 1910), "Charlotte", appears in Irrgarten der Liebe. Verliebte, launenhafte und moralische Lieder, Gedichte und Sprüche aus den Jahren 1885 bis 1900, in Lieder
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This text was added to the website: 2011-12-21
Line count: 16
Word count: 87

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