The vow | Gretchen said to Hans

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by Rudolph Baumbach (1840 - 1905)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Der Schwur

(Sung text for setting by M. Reger)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT ENG FRE

Zum Hänschen sprach das Gretchen:
"Mein Lieben mich gereut.
Du scherzest mit allen Mädchen,
Wir sind geschied'ne Leut.
Geh' deines Wegs nur wieder!
Mein Kuss bleibt dir versagt,
Bis einst der span'sche Flieder
Im Garten Aepfel tragt!"

Das Fenster ward geschlossen,
Den Vorhang zog sie für,
Und Hänschen ging verdrossen
Von seiner Liebsten Thür.
Als Tags darauf er wieder
Den Weg zur Trauten fand,
Sass Gretchen auf dem Flieder,
Darauf sie Aepfel band.

Composition:

Max Reger

Text Authorship:

by Rudolph Baumbach (1840 - 1905), "Der Schwur", appears in Spielmannslieder, first published 1883

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "El jurament", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English [singable] (Natalie Macfarren)
ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The vow", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Le serment", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 76

The vow

(Sung text translation for setting by M. Reger)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Gretchen said to Hans:
"I regret loving you.
You flirt with all the girls;
We two are parting company.

Only go on your way again!
My kiss shall remain denied you,
Until the Spanish lilac
In the garden bears apples!"

The window was shut,
She drew the curtains,
And, peeved, Hans went
Away from his beloved's door.

When on the following day
He again found his way to his darling,
Gretchen was sitting upon the lilac,
Upon which she was tying apples.

Text Authorship:

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Rudolph Baumbach (1840 - 1905), "Der Schwur", appears in Spielmannslieder, first published 1883
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This text was added to the website: 2018-08-08
Line count: 16
Word count: 83