Ik ken een meisje, hups en fijn

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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

Translation © by Lau Kanen

Ich weiß mir ein Meidlein

(Sung text for setting by H. Haßler)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT FRE

Ich weiß mir'n Mädchen hübsch und fein, 
  hüt du dich!
Es kann wohl falsch und freundlich sein,
  hüt du dich!
Vertrau ihr nicht, sie narret dich!

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Note: the text above is taken from stanza 1 of the original text.

Composition:

Hans Leo Haßler

Text Authorship:

from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , appears in Des Knaben Wunderhorn

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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 © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Je connais une fille exquise et jolie", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2004-01-12
Line count: 25
Word count: 130

Ik ken een meisje, hups en fijn

(Sung text translation for setting by H. Haßler)

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Language: Dutch (Nederlands) after the German (Deutsch)

Ik ken een meisje, hups en fijn,
Pas maar op!
Zij kan én vals én vriend’lijk zijn,
Pas maar op!
Vertrouw haar niet, je wordt gefopt!

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Note: the text above is taken from stanza 1 of the original text.

Singable for Brahms.
Title "Hüt du dich" = "Pas maar op!"

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This text was added to the website: 2014-11-11
Line count: 25
Word count: 130