In Folk Tone

Translations © by Patrick John Corness

Song Cycle by Antonín Dvořák (1841 - 1904)

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1. Dobrú noc
 (Sung text)
Language: Slovak (Slovenčina) 
Dobrú noc, má milá, dobrú noc,
nech ti je Pán Boh sám na pomoc.
Dobrú noc, dobre spi,
nech sa ti snívajú milé sny!

Snívaj sa ti sníčok, ach snivaj,
keď vstaneš, sníčoku veru daj,
že ťa ja milujem,
srdiečko svoje ti darujem.

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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)
1. Good Night
Language: English 
Good night my darling, good night my dear,
may God your protector be near.
Good night, my dear, sleep tight,
may you have sweet dreams throughout the night.

Dream a sweet dream, go dream dream anew,
when day breaks, believe your dreams are true,
that I love you, dear one,
that my heart belongs to you alone.

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1. Gute Nacht
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Gute Nacht, Mägdlein mein
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2. Žalo dievča, žalo trávu
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Language: Slovak (Slovenčina) 
Žalo dievča, žalo trávu
neďaleko Temešváru,
keď nažalo, poviazalo,
na šuhajka zavolalo:

"Šuhaj, šuhaj z druhej strany,
poď mi dvíhať batoh trávy!"
Nech ti dvíha otec, máti,
nechce-li ťa za mňa dáti.

Ešte ťa len kolimbali,
už ťa za mňa slubovali:
ešte si len húsky pásla,
už si v mojom srdci riastla.

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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)
2. Mowed a Maiden
Language: English 
Mowed a maiden, she mowed the grass
at Temeshvar — quite near that place,
when she had done, and bound it all,
she sought her love, gave him a call:

“Come, my love, come over the lea,
come lift this heavy grass for me”
That’s for your parents to do now,
since our wedding they won’t allow.

As still in your cradle you lay,
they promised you’d be mine one day:
as out in the field you fed geese,
I felt my love for you increase.

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2. Die Mäherin
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Nah' bei Temesvar, dem Städtchen
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3. Ach, není tu
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Language: Czech (Čeština) 
Ach, není, není tu, 
co by mě těšilo,
ach, není tu, není, 
co mě těší.

Co mě těšívalo, 
vodou uplynulo,
ach, není tu, není, 
co mě těší!

Vždycky mně dávají, 
co se mně nelíbí,
vždycky mně dávají, 
co já nechci.

Dávají mně vdovce, 
ten má jen půl srdce,
ach, není tu, není, 
co mě těší.

Ach, není, není tu, 
co by mě těšilo,
ach, není, není tu, 
co mě těší!

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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)
3. Ah, there’s nothing
Language: English 
Ah, there is nothing here,
nothing I could enjoy,
ah, no, nothing at all
I could enjoy.

What I used to enjoy
has all been washed away,
ah, there’s nothing at all
I could enjoy.

They always give me things
that I don’t like at all,
they always give me things
that I don’t want.

I get a widower
who’s still doting on her,
ah, there’s nothing at all
I could enjoy.

Ah, there is nothing here,
nothing I could enjoy,
ah no, nothing at all,
I could enjoy.

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3. Klage  [sung text not yet checked]
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Ach wie ist weit, so weit, 
was meine Seeligkeit,
ach wie ist weit, so weit, 
was mich erfreut!

Was mich beglückte, 
ihr Wellen, ihr nahmt es mir,
ach, brächtet ihr 
mein Glück wieder zurück!

Schwer dich das Ackern quält, 
wenn Roß, wenn Pflug dir fehlt;
Lieb', die nicht 's Herz gebot, 
gleicht solcher Not.

Wie solch ein Ackern, ist
Lieb', die nicht kos't, nicht küßt,
Lieb', die nicht küssen lehrt,
Keiner begehrt.

Ach wie ist weit, so weit,
was meine Seeligkeit!
Mich will ein Wittwer frei'n,
mein soll er sein.

Dem sank in's kühle Grab
halb schon sein Herz hinab,
halb nahm's sein Weib mit sich,
halb hab' es ich.

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4. Ej, mám já koňa faku
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Language: Slovak (Slovenčina) 
Ej, mám já koňa faku, co ma dobre nosí,
po horách, po dolách, po studenej rosi.

Ej, mal som síkorenku, zlámala si nožku:
podaj mi, má milá, čerstvej vody trošku.

Ej, mal som frajerečku ako iskerečku:
ale ma sklamala, strela v jej' srdečku!

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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)
4. Hey, I have a fine steed
Language: English 
Hey, I have a fine steed that gives me a splendid ride,
over hills, over dales, through the dew fresh and cold.

Hey, I had a chickadee, it broke its little leg:
give me, my dear, a little fresh water to drink.

Hey, I had a lady love who was bright as a spark:
but she let me down, for an arrow struck her heart!

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4. Besitz und Verlust
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Language: German (Deutsch) 
Mein ist ein feurig' Rösslein: Fasse ich die Zügel,
rasch jagt dahin mein Falb' durch's Tal, als hätt' er Flügel.
Trägt mich gut
durch die Flut
über Berg' und Hügel.

Mein war ein herzig' Vöglein, war mir Augenweide,
da brach's ein Füßchen sich, ach, brach's zu meinem Leide.
Mägdelein,
schenk' mir ein,
eh' von hier ich scheide!

Mein war ein holdes Liebchen, keine glich der Süßen,
frisch wie der Morgentau, ein Funkensprüh'n ihr Küssen.
Liebe log,
Liebe trog,
möge sie mir's büßen!

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