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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

Die Versuchung
 (Sung text for setting by J. Brahms)
 Matches base text
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG FRE ITA
Feinsliebchen, du sollst mir nicht barfuß gehn,
Du zertrittst dir die zarten Füßlein schön.

Wie sollte ich denn nicht barfuß gehn,
Hab keine Schuhe ja anzuziehn.

Feinsliebchen willst du mein eigen sein,
So kaufe ich dir ein Paar Schühlein fein.

Wie könnte ich euer eigen sein.
Ich bin ein arm Dienstmägdelein.

Und bist du arm, so nehm ich dich doch.
Du hast ja Ehr und Treue noch.

Die Ehr und Treu mir Keiner nahm,
Ich bin wie ich von der Mutter kam.

Und Ehr und Treu ist besser wie Geld.
Ich nehm mir ein Weib, das mir gefällt.

Was zog er aus seiner Tasche fein?
Mein Herz, von Gold ein Ringelein!

Composition:

    Set to music by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Die Versuchung", WoO. 32 no. 19 (1858), published 1926 [ voice and piano ], from Deutsche Volkslieder, no. 19, Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel

Text Authorship:

  • from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Scalza, tesoro, non devi andare", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 111

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