Der bescheidene Schäfer
Language: German (Deutsch) after the German (Deutsch)
Our translations: CAT ENG FRE
Mein Schäfer, ach! der ist bescheiden!
Er liebt mich, zärtlich liebt er mich;
Der Inbegriff von seinen Freuden,
Sagt er mir öfters, sei nur ich.
Doch ist er allezeit bescheiden.
Jüngst ließ die Mutter uns alleine:
Was denkst du, ist alsdann geschehn?
Da stand er starr gleich einem Steine,
Guckt in den Hut und wollte gehn;
Und ach, wir waren ganz alleine!
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Note for stanza 1, line 3: in an earlier edition of Marx's score, this line was "Der Inbegriff von seiner Freuden"
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The diffident shepherd
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
My shepherd, alas! he is diffident!
He loves me, loves me tenderly;
I am, he often tells me, the sole
Embodiment of all his joys;
But he is ever diffident.
Recently my mother left us alone:
What do you think happened then?
There he stood, stiff as a stone,
Gazing into his hat and wanting to leave;
And ah, we were all alone!
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