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Ich frage keine Blume, Ich frage keinen Stern, Sie können mir alle nicht sagen, Was ich erführ' so gern. Ich bin ja auch kein Gärtner, Die Sterne stehn zu hoch; Mein Bächlein will ich fragen, Ob mich mein Herz belog. O Bächlein meiner Liebe, Wie bist du heut so stumm! Will ja nur Eines wissen, Ein Wörtchen um und um. Ja, heißt das eine Wörtchen, Das andre heißet Nein, Die beiden Wörtchen schließen Die ganze Welt mir ein. O Bächlein meiner Liebe, Was bist du wunderlich! Will's ja nicht weiter sagen, Sag', Bächlein, liebt sie mich?
First published in a slightly different version with the title Am Bach in Der Gesellschafter oder Blätter für Geist und Herz. Herausgegeben von F. W. Gubitz. Zweiter Jahrgang. Berlin, 1818. In der Maurerschen Buchhandlung. Montag den 25. Mai. 83stes Blatt, page 329.
Composition:
- Set to music by Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Der Neugierige", op. 25 no. 6, D 795 no. 6 (1823), from Die schöne Müllerin, no. 6
Score: IMSLP [external link]
Text Authorship:
- by Wilhelm Müller (1794 - 1827), "Der Neugierige", appears in Gedichte aus den hinterlassenen Papieren eines reisenden Waldhornisten 1, in Die schöne Müllerin, no. 7, first published 1818
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- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- CHI Chinese (中文) [singable] (Dr Huaixing Wang) , copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Het gaat mij niet om bloemen, Ik vraag niet om een ster, Wat dolgraag ik zou willen horen, Blijft door hen even ver. Ik ben dan ook geen tuinder, De sterren staan te hoog. Mijn beekje wil ik vragen, Of mij mijn hart bedroog. O beekje van mijn liefde, Waarom vandaag zo stil? 't Gaat om een enkel woordje, Eén woordje van verschil. ‘Ja’ luidt het ene woordje, Het and’re, dat luidt ‘nee’. Die beide woordjes vormen mijn hele wel en wee. O beekje van mijn liefde, Wat wonderlijk ben jij! Ik zal ‘t niet doorvertellen: Zeg, beekje, houdt zij van mij?
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- Singable translation from German (Deutsch) to Dutch (Nederlands) copyright © 2005 by Lau Kanen, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., please ask the copyright-holder(s) directly.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Wilhelm Müller (1794 - 1827), "Der Neugierige", appears in Gedichte aus den hinterlassenen Papieren eines reisenden Waldhornisten 1, in Die schöne Müllerin, no. 7, first published 1818
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