An dem reinsten Frühlingsmorgen
Language: German (Deutsch)
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An dem reinsten Frühlingsmorgen
Gieng die Schäferin und sang,
Jung und schön und ohne Sorgen,
Daß es durch die Felder klang,
So la la! le ralla.
Thyrsis bot ihr für ein Mäulchen
Zwei, drei Schäfchen gleich am Ort,
Schalkhaft blickte sie ein Weilchen;
Doch sie sang und lachte fort,
So la la! le ralla.
Und ein Andrer bot ihr Bänder,
Und der Dritte bot sein Herz;
Doch sie trieb mit Herz und Bändern
So wie mit den Lämmern Scherz,
Nur la la! le ralla.
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Confirmed with Goethes Sämmtliche Werke: Vollständige Ausgabe in zehn Bänden, Erster Band, Stuttgart: Verlag der J.G. Cotta’schen Buchhandlung, 1875, pages 6-7. Note: modernized spelling would change "Gieng" to "Ging".
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On the purest of spring mornings
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
On the purest of spring mornings
The shepherdess walked along singing,
Young and beautiful and free of care,
Singing so that it rang through the fields,
So la la! le ralla.
Thyrsis offered her for a little kiss
Two, three little sheep on the spot,
She looked at him roguishly for a little while;
But she continued to sing and laugh,
So la la! le ralla.
And another chap offered her ribbons,
And a third one offered his heart;
But she made fun of heart and ribbons
As she had with the lambs,
Only la la! le ralla.
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Translated titles:
"Die Spröde" = "The aloof [shepherdess]"
"An dem reinstem Frühlingsmorgen" = "On the purest of spring mornings"
"Die Spröde und die Bekehrte" = "The aloof and the repentant [shepherdess]"
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This text was added to the website: 2016-03-30
Line count: 15
Word count: 103
