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6 Lieder , opus 7

by Henry Hugo Pierson (1816 - 1873)

Translations available for the entire opus: DUT ENG 

4. John Anderson, mein Lieb
 (Sung text)

Language: German (Deutsch) 
  John Anderson, mein Lieb,  ... !
Wir haben uns gesehn,
Wie rabenschwarz dein Haar,  ... ,
Die Stirne glatt und schön:
Nun Glätte nicht, noch Locke,  ... ,
Der schönen Stirne blieb:
Doch segne Gott dein schneeig Haupt,
John Anderson, mein Lieb!

  John Anderson, mein Lieb,  ... !
Wir klommen froh bergauf,
Und manchen heitern Tag,  ... ,
Begrüssten wir im Lauf.
Nun abwärts Hand in Hand,  ... ,
Froh wie's bergauf uns trieb,
Und unten selges Schlafengehn,
John Anderson, mein Lieb!

Text Authorship:

  • by Wilhelm Christoph Leonhard Gerhard (1780 - 1858), "John Anderson"

Based on:

  • a text in Scottish (Scots) by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), "John Anderson, my jo"
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "John Anderson, mijn vriend!", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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