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Die kleine flinke Müllerin,
Zum Bache ging sie morgens hin,
Zum Bache.
Da lief ein schlankes Vögelein
So flink wie sie, so nett und fein,
Am Bache.
"Du kleines Vöglein, sage mir:
War heute schon mein Liebster hier?
Am Bache?"
"Dein Liebster ging schon früh vorbei,
Des Nachbars Grete war dabei,
Am Bache."
Die kleine flinke Müllerin,
Wie schlich sie zu der Mühle hin
Vom Bache!
Vergissmeinnicht und Männertreu!
Die Lieb', die Lieb' ist immer neu
Am Bache!
Confirmed with Gedichte von Heinrich Seidel. Gesamtausgabe., Zweite Auflage (Drittes Tausend), Stuttgart und Berlin: J.G. Cotta'sche Buchhandlung Nachfolger, 1913, pages 131-132.
Text Authorship:
- by Heinrich Seidel (1842 - 1906), "Die Bachstelze" [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 Oskar von Chelius (1859 - 1923), "Die Bachstelze", op. 16 (Drei Gedichte für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1898 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Bote & Bock [sung text not yet checked]
- by Georg Hartmann (1863 - 1936), "Die Bachstelze", published 1906-1913 [ voice and piano ], from Drei heitere Lieder mit Klavierbegleitung, no. 3, Leipzig, Kahnt Nachfolger [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gustav Hecht (1851 - 1932), "Die Bachstelze", op. 33 (Drei Lieder) no. 3, published 1893, Berlin, Sulzbach [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Ferdinand Hummel (1855 - 1928), "Die Bachstelze", published 1903 [ voice and piano ], in the collection Im Volkston II. Sammlung: moderne Preislieder komponiert für Die Woche, Druck und Verlag von August Scherl G.m.b.H. Berlin [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Fritz Kauffmann (1855 - 1934), "Die Bachstelze", op. 26 (Fünf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 2, published 1894 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Paez [sung text not yet checked]
- by Henning Karl Adam von Koss (1855 - 1913), "Die Bachstelze", op. 23 (Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1896 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Glas [sung text not yet checked]
- by Stephan Krehl (1864 - 1924), "Die Bachstelze", op. 10 (Drei Lieder für 1 hohe Stimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1895 [ high voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ernst von Stockhausen , "Die Bachstelze", published 1900 [ voice and piano ], from Sieben humoristische Lieder und Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 4, Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The wagtail", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2009-10-27
Line count: 18
Word count: 78
The little nimble miller's maid,
To the brook she went in the morning,
To the brook.
There ran a slender little bird
As nimble as she, as cute and fine,
Along the brook.
"Tell me, you little bird:
Was my beloved already here today?
At the brook?"
"Your beloved walked past early this morning already,
Your neighbour's daughter Gretel was with him,
At the brook."
The little nimble miller's maid,
How she crept back to the mill
From the brook!
Forget-me-not and speedwell!
Love, love, is ever new
At the brook!
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2015 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 Heinrich Seidel (1842 - 1906), "Die Bachstelze"
This text was added to the website: 2015-05-08
Line count: 18
Word count: 91