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Marienwürmchen, setze dich auf meine Hand, Ich tu' dir nichts zuleide. Es soll dir nichts zuleid geschehn, Will nur deine bunten Flügel sehn, Bunte Flügel meine Freude. Marienwürmchen, fliege weg, Dein Häuschen brennt, die Kinder schrein So sehre, [wie]1 so sehre. Die böse Spinne spinnt sie ein, Marienwürmchen, flieg hinein, Deine Kinder schreien sehre. Marienwürmchen, fliege hin zu Nachbars Kind, Sie tun dir nichts zuleide. Es soll dir [da]2 kein Leid geschehn, Sie wollen deine bunten Flügel sehn, Und grüß sie alle beide.
1 Brahms: "ach"
2 Brahms: "ja"
Text Authorship:
- from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , appears in Des Knaben Wunderhorn [author's text not yet checked 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 August, Herzog von Sachsen-Gotha und Altenburg (1772 - 1822), "Marienwürmchen", published 1807 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Marienwürmchen", WoO. 31 no. 13 (1857), from Volks-Kinderlieder, no. 13 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Elise Breiderhoff, née Frey (1849 - 1940), "Marienwürmchen", published 1897 [ vocal trio for female voices, unaccompanied ], from Zehn deutsche Volkslieder für 3 weibliche Stimmen gesetzt (ohne Begleitung), no. 2, Leipzig, Rieter-Biedermann [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Isador) George Henschel (1850 - 1934), "Marienwürmchen", op. 22 no. 7, published 1882 [ voice and piano ], from Thüringer Wald-Blumen (I. Folge): Lieder im Volkston für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 7, Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Marienwürmchen", op. 79 no. 13[14] (1849), published 1849 [ voice and piano ], from Liederalbum für die Jugend, no. 13[14], Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel [sung text checked 1 time]
- by (Karl Gottfried) Wilhelm Taubert (1811 - 1891), "Marienwürmchen", op. 94 (Fünf Lieder für zwei Sopranstimmen mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1853 [ vocal duet for 2 sopranos and piano ], Berlin, Guttentag [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "La marieta", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Lieveheersbeestje", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Ladybird", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Coccinelle", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 83
Kapoentje1 lief, kom zitten maar hier op mijn hand, Ik doe je niets, waarachtig. 'k Ben net zo braaf als Ot en Sien2, Wil alleen je bonte vleugels zien, Bonte vleugels, 'k vind ze prachtig. Kapoentje lief, vlieg vlug maar weg, Je huisje brandt, je kind'ren zijn Zo angstig, [o]3 zo angstig. De boze spin, die is gemeen, Kapoentje, vriendje, vlieg er heen, Want je kindjes huilen angstig. Kapoentje lief, vlieg weg gezwind naar buurmans kind, Je hoeft ze niet te mijden. Ze doen je niets, die Ot en Sien, Ze willen slechts je bonte vleugels zien, En groet ze van mij beiden.
1 Kapoentje: synoniem voor lieveheersbeestje
2 Ot en Sien: hoofdfiguren uit een serie Nederlandse kinderverhalen die in de eerste helft van de twintigste eeuw zeer populair waren.
3 Brahms: "ach"
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- Singable translation from German (Deutsch) to Dutch (Nederlands) copyright © 2013 by Lau Kanen, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., please ask the copyright-holder(s) directly.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , appears in Des Knaben Wunderhorn
This text was added to the website: 2013-05-15
Line count: 16
Word count: 103