Wood strawberries | Wood strawberries, fresh fruits!"

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by Albert Sergel (1876 - 1946)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Walderdbeeren

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

"Walderdbeeren, Frische Früchte!"
lacht die Kleine in die Stube,
hebt den Deckel von dem Körbchen:
"Walderdbeeren, süß zu naschen!"

Augenblitz und frische Lippen . .
Walderdbeeren . . . "Darf ich naschen?"
Rasche Wende und Erröten . .
und sie lässt sich willig haschen.

Walderdbeeren, frische Früchte,
rote Lippen, junge Brüste:
[Waldluft]¹, Waldduft in der Stube
und ein lustig-süßes Naschen . . .

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

• A. Wallnöfer

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Confirmed with Sehnen und Suchen, Vierte Auflage, Rostock: C.J.E. Volckmann (Volckman & Wetter), 1905, page 20.

¹ Wallnöfer: "Waldduft"

Text Authorship:

by Albert Sergel (1876 - 1946), "Walderdbeeren", appears in Sehnen und Suchen: Gedichte, in Im Lande der Liebe, in Von Der und Jener [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 Adolf Wallnöfer (1854 - 1946), "Walderdbeeren", op. 91 (Vier Gesänge) no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Wood strawberries", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor], Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2023-02-24
Line count: 12
Word count: 65

Wood strawberries

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

"Wood strawberries, fresh fruits!"
the little one laughs into the parlour,
Lifts the lid from the little basket:
"Wood strawberries, sweet to snack upon!"

Flashing eyes and fresh lips . .
Wood strawberries . . . "May I sample them?"
A quick turning away and blushing . . 
and she willingly lets herself be caught.

Wood strawberries, fresh fruits, 
red lips, young breasts:
[air]¹ of the woods, scent of the woods in the parlour
and a frolicsome sweet sampling . . .

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¹ Wallnöfer: "scent"

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2024 by Sharon Krebs, (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 Albert Sergel (1876 - 1946), "Walderdbeeren", appears in Sehnen und Suchen: Gedichte, in Im Lande der Liebe, in Von Der und Jener
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This text was added to the website: 2024-01-11
Line count: 12
Word count: 83