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"Schelte nicht, o meine Mutter!
An der Donau war ich, Mutter!
Sahe dorten junge Bursche,
Einen Jüngling aber sah ich,
Wollte der mein Bruder werden,
Gäb' ich ihm ein feines Hemdlein,
Daß sein Lebetag er es trüge!
Einen andren Jüngling sah ich,
Wollt' er mich zur Hochzeit führen,
Gäb' ich ihm ein goldnes Tüchlein,
Daß sein Lebetag er es trüge!
Einen dritten Jüngling sah ich,
Wollte der mein Liebster werden,
Gäb' ihm meine schwarzen Augen,
Daß sein Lebetag er sie küsse!"
Note: the text above is taken from lines 6-20 of the original text.
Composition:
- Set to music by Heinrich von Herzogenberg (1843 - 1900), "Schelte nicht", op. 45 no. 3, published 1885, lines 6-20 [ mezzo-soprano and piano ], from Serbische Mädchenlieder, no. 3, Leipzig, Rieter-Biedermann
Text Authorship:
- by Therese Albertine Luise von Jacob (1797 - 1870), "Der Walachin Tochter", appears in Volkslieder der Serben, first published 1835
Based on:
- a text in Serbian (Српски) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Мајка и Нера", appears in Српске народне пјесме - скупио ис и на свијет издао Вук Стеф. Караџић (Srpske narodne pjesme), pp. 352-3, Poem 484
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The daughter of the Walachian", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Claus-Christian Schuster [Guest Editor] , Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 20
Word count: 115
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"Do not scold, oh my mother!
I was at the Danube, mother!
There I saw young Boys,
One lad, however, I saw,
He wanted to become my brother
If I gave him a fine shirt,
To wear all the days of his life!
Another lad I saw,
He wished to lead me to the altar,
If I gave him a golden kerchief
To wear all the days of his life!
A third lad I saw,
He wished to become my lover,
If I gave him my dark eyes,
That he might kiss them all the days of his life!"
Note: the text above is taken from lines 6-20 of the original text.
Title for Herzogenberg's setting: "Do not scold"Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2012 by Sharon Krebs, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Therese Albertine Luise von Jacob (1797 - 1870), "Der Walachin Tochter", appears in Volkslieder der Serben, first published 1835
Based on:
- a text in Serbian (Српски) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Мајка и Нера", appears in Српске народне пјесме - скупио ис и на свијет издао Вук Стеф. Караџић (Srpske narodne pjesme), pp. 352-3, Poem 484
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This text was added to the website: 2012-03-30
Line count: 20
Word count: 142