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Verloren hab' ich all mein Geld, Mein Gut ist gar zerronnen. Mein Truchsess ist das Rübenfeld, Mein Schenk der Röhrenbronnen. Wer hat gebaut zu meiner Pein Das Wirthshaus an den Strassenrain? Du goldner Leu im Schilde, Du schaust mich an so milde. Wirthstöchterlein im Thore stand Und thät mir freundlich winken. An ihrem braunen Gürtelband Drei Schlüssel sah ich blinken. Der erste führt zum Küchenschrank, Der zweite führt zum Lautertrank, Der dritte, winzig kleine Zu ihrem Kämmerleine. Und als ich sang ein Lied zum Gruss, Erklang der erste Schlüssel. Hei fettes Schinkenbein im Muss, Wie lachst du in der Schüssel. Ein zweites Stücklein hob ich an, Ein zweites Schloss ward aufgethan. Was trug sie aus dem Keller? Ein Krüglein Muskateller. Wer hat denn dieses Lied erdacht? Ein Spielmann ist's gewesen, Der ist in einer einz'gen Nacht Von aller Noth genesen. (Ob er ein drittes Liedlein sang, Ob ihm der dritte Schlüssel klang -- Wollt' einer ihn drum fragen, Er thät es doch nicht sagen.
F. von Gernerth sets stanzas 2-4 in (at least) one setting - see below for more information
O. Straus sets stanzas 2-4
F. von Gernerth sets stanzas 2-4 in (at least) one setting - see below for more information
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View text with all available footnotesConfirmed with Rudolf Baumbach, Spielmannslieder, Leipzig: Verlag von A. G. Liebeskind, 1883, pages 21-22.
Text Authorship:
- by Rudolph Baumbach (1840 - 1905), "Drei Schlüssel", appears in Spielmannslieder [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 Gustav Blasser , "Drei Schlüssel", subtitle: "Heiteres Lied für eine mittlere Stimme mit Pianoforte", op. 67, published 1890 [ medium voice and piano ], Offenbach: André [sung text not yet checked]
- by Franz von Gernerth (1822 - 1901), "Drei Schlüssel", op. 29 (Zwei heitere Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1884, stanzas 2-4 [ voice and piano ], Hamburg, Cranz [sung text not yet checked]
- by Franz von Gernerth (1822 - 1901), "Drei Schlüssel", op. 35, published 1885, stanzas 2-4 [ ttbb chorus ], Wien: Rebay & Robitschek [sung text not yet checked]
- by Rudolf Leberl (1884 - 1952), "Drei Schlüssel", op. 28 no. 1 (1918), published 2006 [ voice and guitar ], from Spielmannslieder für Singstimme und Gitarre, no. 1, Frankfurt am Main: Laurentius-Musikverlag [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Carl Metzig , "Verloren hab' ich all mein Geld", published 1893 [ voice and piano ], Offenbach: André [sung text not yet checked]
- by Oscar Nathan Straus (1870 - 1954), "Drei Schlüssel", op. 1 (Zwei Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1889, stanzas 2-4 [ voice and piano ], Wien: Wetzler [sung text not yet checked]
- by Josef Stritzko (1861 - 1908), "Drei Schlüssel", op. 64, published 1891 [ ttbb chorus ], Wien: Rörich [sung text not yet checked]
- by Wilhelm Sturm (1842 - 1922), "Drei Schlüssel", op. 82 (Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1897 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig: Luckhardt [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Three keys", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Bertram Kottmann , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2020-04-29
Line count: 32
Word count: 163
I have lost all my money, My estate has utterly vanished. My seneschal is the turnip field, My butler the tubular well. Who built the tavern on The marge of the road to my torment? You golden lion in the sign, You gaze upon me so serenely. The innkeeper's daughter stood in the gateway And waved to me in a friendly manner. On her brown waistband I saw three keys a-sparkling. The first one leads to the kitchen cupboard, The second leads to the wine cellar, The third, tiny little one, To her small chamber. And as I sang a song in greeting, The first key jingled. Hey, juicy pork hock surrounded by sauce, How you laugh up at me from the bowl! I lifted out a second piece of pork, A second lock was opened. What did she carry up from the cellar? A jug of muscatel wine. Who thought up this song? It was a musician, Who in a single night Recovered from all suffering. If he sang a third song, If the third key jingled for him -- If someone were to ask him about that, He would not tell.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Rudolph Baumbach (1840 - 1905), "Drei Schlüssel", appears in Spielmannslieder
This text was added to the website: 2020-05-11
Line count: 32
Word count: 192