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"Du" isch gar a herzigs Wörtle wia dr Liab koi anders frommt, bsonders amma trauta Örtle, wenn's so reacht von Herza kommt. Du ond Du gilt allerweaga do wo d'Liab ihr Wonder duat ond a ganzer Gottesseaga leit em "Du i ben der guat". Guck, vorbei send älle Sorga seit dei Bild do drenna wohnt, denn du bischt mei' Nacht ond Morga, bischt mei' Dag, mei' Sonn' ond Mond. Hoscht da Hemmel enn de Auga ond de schenschte Schtern drzua, dätscht, schätz' wohl, zom Engel tauga, wärscht au du dazu. "Do ond Du" mit dir auf Erda, Schatz, wia ben i doch so froh, schäa mag's sei' a Engel z'werda, aber liaber isch mers so! Denn daß jetzt mei' Herz ond Leaba so voll Freud und Glück ond Ruah, dees, herzliabschter Schatz, kommt eaba von deam oina nette Bua.
Text Authorship:
- from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "'s Wörtle "Du"" [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 Ludwig Stark (1831 - 1884), "'s Wörtle "Du"", op. 53 no. 6, published 1868 [ voice and piano ], from Frühlingsblüthen. Sechs Lieder, no. 6, Stuttgart, Stürmer [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Bertram Kottmann) , "The little word "You"", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Bertram Kottmann
This text was added to the website: 2013-09-16
Line count: 24
Word count: 139
"You" is a lovely word for sure as no other word is more to the benefit of love, especially when spoken at a cosy and secret place and when coming from the heart. "You and You" prevails everywhere and whenever love performs its miracles; and God's abundant blessing is in the words, "I love you". Look, all worries have been over since your image is in my heart for you are mine at night and in the morning, you are my day, my sun and my moon. The light of heaven is in your eyes and that of the most beautiful stars, you would be good for being an angel and for sure you would be a good one. "You and You" with you on earth, my dearest, I am so happy; it may be good for you to become an angel yet, I like you better that way! That my heart and my life are full of joy and happiness and peace, my dearest, results from that one and bonny boy.
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Based on:
- a text in Alemannic from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "'s Wörtle "Du""
This text was added to the website: 2013-09-16
Line count: 24
Word count: 172