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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

Marienwürmchen
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Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG FRE
Marienwürmchen, setze dich 
Auf meine Hand, 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 so sehre.
Die böse Spinne spinnt sie ein,
Marienwürmchen, flieg hinein,
Deine Kinder schreien sehre.

Marienwürmchen, fliege hin 
Zu Nachbars Kind, zu Nachbars Kind.
Sie tun dir nichts zuleide;
Es soll dir da kein Leid geschehn,
Sie wollen deine bunten Flügel sehn,
Und grüß sie alle beide.

Available sung texts:   ← What is this?

•   J. Brahms 

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Confirmed with Des Knaben Wunderhorn. Alte deutsche Lieder, ed. by Achim von Arnim and Clemens Brentano, Volume 1, Heidelberg: beÿ Mohr und Zimmer, Frankfurt beÿ J. C.B. Mohr, 1806, page 156.


Text Authorship:

  • from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Marienwürmchen", appears in Des Knaben Wunderhorn [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 18
Word count: 91

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