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Ich häng' mich fest an Vaters Arm,
Mein Herz so voll, mein Kopf so warm,
Schneeflöckchen drehn sich leis und stumm
Im Walzertakt um uns herum.
Und plötzlich, plötzlich tanz ich mit
Und schleife sacht im Walzerschritt:
"La la la, la la la ..."
Dann werd ich roth, der Vater lacht --
Wenn ich nur wüßte, was er gedacht!
Confirmed with Anna Ritter, Gedichte, Neunte Auflage, Stuttgart und Berlin: J.G. Cotta'sche Buchhandlung Nachfolger, 1900, page 10.
Text Authorship:
- by Anna (Nuhn) Ritter (1865 - 1921), "Nachhauseweg", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Das Ringlein sprang entzwei, in 3. Der erste Ball, no. 5 [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 Richard Johann Eichberg (1855 - 1919), "Nachhauseweg", op. 19 no. 5, published 1899 [ female voice and piano ], from Mädchenlieder. Der erste Ball. Sechs Gedichte für 1 Frauenstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 5, Berlin, Schirmer [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hans Hermann (1870 - 1931), "Nachhauseweg", op. 45 no. 5, published 1899 [ voice and piano ], from Der erste Ball. Liedercyklus für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 5, Leipzig, Rahter [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gustav Thudichum (1866 - 1944), "Nachhauseweg", op. 11 no. 5, published 1900 [ female voice and piano ], from Der erste Ball. Liederkreis für Frauenstimme und Pianoforte, no. 5, München, Schmid Nachf. [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The way home", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "En route vers la maison", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2011-09-17
Line count: 9
Word count: 58
I clasp my father's arm tightly,
My heart is so full, my head is so heated,
Snowflakes swirl softly and mutely
All around us in three-four time.
And suddenly, suddenly I dance along
And gently shuffle along in waltz steps:
"La la la, la la la ..."
Then I blush, my father laughs --
If I only knew what he was thinking!
Text Authorship:
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Anna (Nuhn) Ritter (1865 - 1921), "Nachhauseweg", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Das Ringlein sprang entzwei, in 3. Der erste Ball, no. 5
This text was added to the website: 2013-04-01
Line count: 9
Word count: 61