The maiden at the spinning wheel | The maiden keeps watch at the spinning wheel

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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Mägdlein am Spinnrad wacht

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Mägdlein am Spinnrad wacht 
Einsam traurig Tag und Nacht!
Fern des Bächleins Wasser sprang,
Wind weht leis, die Drossel sang!

Zweiglein man holt im Wald,
Werd' ich nicht geholt auch bald?
Zeit entflieht, 's geht hin das Jahr,
Niemand führt mich zum Altar.

Spinn, spinn! Spinn Tochter mein,
Morgen kommt der Freier dein! 
Tochter spann, die Thräne rann,
Niemals kam der Freiersmann.

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

• R. Leberl

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Confirmed with Liederbuch, Herausgegeben vom Verbande Deutscher Post- u. Telegraphen-Assistenten, Berlin: Selbstverlag des Verbandes Deutscher Post- u. Telegraphen-Assistenten, 1898, page 91.

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from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , no title [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 Rudolf Leberl (1884 - 1952), "Mägdlein am Spinnrad", op. 24 (Acht Gitarrenlieder) no. 7 (1924), published 2006 [ voice and guitar ], Frankfurt am Main: Laurentius-Musikverlag [sung text checked 1 time]

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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The maiden at the spinning wheel", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2021-09-08
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Word count: 65

The maiden at the spinning wheel

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

The maiden keeps watch at the spinning wheel,
Solitary and sad, day and night!
Far off, the waters of the brooklet leapt,
The wind blew quietly, the thrush sang!

One fetches twigs from the forest,
Shall not I be fetched soon as well?
Time flies fast, the year passes,
No one leads me to the altar.

Spin, spin! Spin, daughter of mine,
Tomorrow your suitor shall come!
The daughter spun, her tears flowed,
The suitor never came.

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This text was added to the website: 2021-09-08
Line count: 12
Word count: 80