When the linden blooms

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by Karl Busse (1872 - 1918)

Translation © by Garrett Medlock

Wenn die Linde blüht

(Sung text for setting by B. Schmidt)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT ENG FRE

Wenn die Linde blüht, wenn die Linde blüht,
Sind die jungen, jungen Gänschen da,
Wenn ich dann die jungen Gänschen hüt',
Ist mein Liebster da, ist mein Liebster da.

Wenn ich dann mein lieber Liebster küßt,
Gehn die Gänschen in die Saat hinein,
Wenn's der Bauer wüßt', wenn's der Bauer wüßt' --
Lieber Liebster, laß das Küssen sein!

Composition:

Bruno Schmidt

Text Authorship:

by Karl Busse (1872 - 1918), "Polnisches Volkslied"

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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Garrett Medlock) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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When the linden blooms

(Sung text translation for setting by B. Schmidt)

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Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

When the linden blooms
The young goslings are there.
Then when I watch over the young goslings,
my darling is there.

Then when I kiss my darling
the goslings go in among the seeds.
If the farmer were to learn of it,
dear darling, leave the kissing be.

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