Ik had een notenboompje | Ik had een notenboompje

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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

Translation © by Lidy van Noordenburg

The little nut‑tree

(Sung text for setting by G. Bush)

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Language: English

Our translations: DUT

I had a little nut-tree, 
And nothing would it bear
But a silver nutmeg 
And a golden pear;

The King of Spain's daughter
She came to visit me,
And all for the sake 
Of my little nut-tree.

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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2 of the original text.

Composition:

Geoffrey Bush

Songs of wonder

Text Authorship:

from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , written <<1797

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DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Lidy van Noordenburg) , "Ik had een notenboompje", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Ik had een notenboompje

(Sung text translation for setting by G. Bush)

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Language: Dutch (Nederlands) after the English

Ik had een notenboompje 
waar niet meer dan
een zilveren walnoot 
en gouden peer aan groeiden.

De Spaanse Koningsdochter 
kwam mij bezoeken
alleen om mijn notenboompje 
te zien.

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a text in English from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , written <<1797
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This text was added to the website: 2023-06-10
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