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by Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787 - 1862)

Hans und Grete 
 (Sung text for setting by M. Zenger)
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Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT ENG FRE
Sie:
 Guckst du mir denn immer nach,
 Wo du nur mich findest?
 Nimm die Äuglein doch in acht!
 Daß du nicht erblindest.

Er:
 Gucktest du nicht stets herum,
 Würdest mich nicht sehen;
 Nimm dein Hälschen doch in acht!
 Wirst es noch verdrehen.

Confirmed with: Uhlands Werke in drei Teilen, Erster Teil. Gedichte, herausgegeben von Adalbert Silbermann, Berlin, Leipzig, Wien, Stuttgart: Deutsches Verlagshaus Bong & Co., [no year given], pages 36-37.

Composition:

    Set to music by Max Zenger (1837 - 1911), "Hans und Grete ", op. 30 (Drei vierstimmige Gesänge für gemischten Chor mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1880 [ four-part mixed chorus a cappella ], Leipzig, Siegel

Text Authorship:

  • by Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787 - 1862), "Hans und Grete", written 1815, appears in Lieder

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Hans und Grete", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 10
Word count: 40

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