Do you always stare at me

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by Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787 - 1862)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Hans und Grete

(Sung text for setting by M. Reger)

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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 nur 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:

Max Reger

Text Authorship:

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

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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

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Hans and Grete

(Sung text translation for setting by M. Reger)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

She:
 Do you always stare at me
 Wherever you may find me?
 Only mind your eyes
 So that you do not go blind!

He:
 If you did not always look around
 You would not see me;
 Mind your neck!
 You shall twist it yet.

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