Song of a boy | I wish to be quiet, quiet, quiet

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by Alfred Mombert (1872 - 1942)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Lied eines Knaben

(Sung text for setting by K. Horwitz)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

   Ruhig, ruhig, ruhig will ich sein.
Wie ein Lämmlein auf der Weide liegen.
Mich zufüßen einem Hirten schmiegen.
Ruhig will ich sein.

   Ruhig, ruhig, ruhig will ich sein.
Wie ein Lämmlein fromm die Scheere leiden,
daß die Andern warm sich können kleiden.
Ruhig will ich sein.

   Ruhig will ich sein.
Heute ist mein Trotz verdorben,
meine süße Mutter ist gestorben.
Ruhig werd' ich sein.

Composition:

Karl Horwitz, né Curt Horwitz

Text Authorship:

by Alfred Mombert (1872 - 1942), "Lied eines Knaben", appears in Tag und Nacht: Gedichte, first published 1894

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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Song of a boy", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor], Harry Joelson

This text was added to the website: 2007-07-08
Line count: 12
Word count: 66

Song of a boy

(Sung text translation for setting by K. Horwitz)

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Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

   I wish to be quiet, quiet, quiet.
To lie like a little lamb upon the pasture.
To cuddle up at the feet of a shepherd.
I wish to be quiet.

   I wish to be quiet, quiet, quiet.
To tolerate the shears as calmly as a little lamb,
so that others may garb themselves warmly
I wish to be quiet.

   I wish to be quiet.
Today my  ...  defiance was blighted,
my sweet mother died.
I shall be quiet.

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Alfred Mombert (1872 - 1942), "Lied eines Knaben", appears in Tag und Nacht: Gedichte, first published 1894
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This text was added to the website: 2017-05-15
Line count: 12
Word count: 80