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Bin jung gewesen, Kann auch [mit reden]1, Und alt geworden, Drum gilt mein Wort. Schön reife Beeren Am Bäumchen hangen: Nachbar, da hilft kein Zaun um den Garten; Lustige Vögel Wissen den Weg. Aber, mein Dirnchen, Du laß dir rathen: Halte dein Schätzchen Wohl in der Liebe, Wohl in Respekt! Mit den zwei Fädlein In Eins gedrehet, Ziehst du am kleinen Finger ihn nach. Aufrichtig Herze, Doch schweigen können, Früh mit der Sonne Muthig zur Arbeit, Gesunde Glieder, Saubere Linnen, Das machet Mädchen Und Weibchen werth. Bin jung gewesen, Kann auch mit reden, Und alt geworden, Drum gilt mein Wort.
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Text Authorship:
- by Eduard Mörike (1804 - 1875), "Rath einer Alten" [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 Alfred Valentin Heuß (1877 - 1934), "Rat einer Alten" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Otto Scherzer (1821 - 1886), "Rath einer Alten", op. 4 (Sechs Lieder für Tenor (oder Sopran) mit Pianofortebleitung) no. 3, published 1887 [ tenor or soprano and piano ], Leipzig, Grunow [sung text not yet checked]
- by Fritz Franz Schieri (1922 - 2009), "Rat einer Alten", 1993 [ female voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903), "Rat einer Alten", from Mörike-Lieder, no. 41
Score: IMSLP [external link] [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "The advice of an old woman", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Stéphane Goldet) (Pierre de Rosamel) , "Conseil d'une ancienne", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Consigli di una vecchia", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 31
Word count: 102
Sono stata giovane posso quindi parlare, poiché sono diventata vecchia, la mia parola vale. Acini belli e maturi pendono dalla vite: Vicino mio, a niente serve un recinto attorno al giardino, gli uccelli allegri conoscono la strada. Ma tu, ragazza mia, lascia che ti consigli: Abbi cura del tuo tesoro trattalo con amore, e con molto rispetto! Di due fili sottili, intrecciane uno, e legalo ben stretto a te. Un cuore onesto che sappia tacere, Alzarsi col sole e lavorare con lena, Un corpo sano in panni puliti, ciò rende degne donne e fanciulle. Sono stata giovane posso quindi parlare, poiché sono diventata vecchia, la mia parola vale.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Italian (Italiano) copyright © 2013 by Ferdinando Albeggiani, (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 Eduard Mörike (1804 - 1875), "Rath einer Alten"
This text was added to the website: 2013-09-17
Line count: 31
Word count: 108