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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

Heimliche Liebe
 (Sung text for setting by F. Silcher)
 Matches base text
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Wenn alle Brünnlein fließen, so muß man trinken.
Wenn ich mein Schatz nit rufen darf, tu ich ihm winken.

Ja, winken mit den Äugelein und treten auf den Fuß.
's ist eine in der Stube drin, die meine werden muß.

Warum soll sie's nit werden? Ich hab' sie ja so gern.
Sie hat zwei blaue Äugelein, die leuchten wie zwei Stern.

Sie hat zwei rote Wängelein, sind röter als der Wein.
Ein solches Mädel findst du nit wohl unterm Sonnenschein.

Please note: A. A. Naaff wrote a poem that starts in a similar way. Some of the unchecked pieces listed below may in fact be musical settings of that poem.

Composition:

    Set to music by (Philipp) Friedrich Silcher (1789 - 1860), "Heimliche Liebe"

Text Authorship:

  • from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Wenn alle Brünnlein fließen"

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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 80

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