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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

Erlaube mir
 (Sung text for setting by J. Brahms)
 Matches base text
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG FRE ITA
Erlaube mir, feins Mädchen,
In den Garten zu gehn,
Daß ich dort mag schauen,
Wie die Rosen so schön.
Erlaube sie zu brechen,
Es ist die höchste Zeit;
Ihre Schönheit, ihr Jugend 
Hat mir mein Herz erfreut.

O Mädchen, o Mädchen,
Du einsames Kind,
Wer hat den Gedanken 
Ins Herz dir gezinnt,
Daß ich soll den Garten,
Die Rosen nicht sehn?
Du gefällst meinen Augen,
Das muß ich gestehn.

Composition:

    Set to music by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Erlaube mir", WoO. posth. 35 no. 3 (1863/4?) [ SATB chorus ], from Deutsche Volkslieder für gemischten Chor, no. 3

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 (Linda Godry) , "Allow me, fair maiden", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Laisse-moi, douce jeune fille", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Permettimi, bella fanciulla", copyright © 2009, (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: 69

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