Lieveheersbeestje | Kapoentje lief, kom zitten maar

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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

Translation © by Lau Kanen

Marienwürmchen

(Sung text for setting by J. Brahms)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE

Marienwürmchen, setze dich 
Auf meine Hand, auf meine Hand.
Ich tu' dir nichts zuleide.
Es soll dir nichts zuleid' geschehn,
Will nur deine bunten Flügel sehn,
Bunte Flügel meine Freude.

Marienwürmchen, fliege weg,
Dein Häuschen brennt, die Kinder schrein
So sehre, ach so sehre.
Die böse Spinne spinnt sie ein,
Marienwürmchen, flieg hinein,
Deine Kinder schreien sehre.

Marienwürmchen, fliege hin 
Zu Nachbars Kind, zu Nachbars Kind.
Sie tun dir nichts zuleide;
Es soll dir ja kein Leid geschehn,
Sie wollen deine bunten Flügel sehn,
Und grüß sie alle beide.

Composition:

Johannes Brahms

Volks-Kinderlieder

Text Authorship:

from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Marienwürmchen", appears in Des Knaben Wunderhorn

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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "La marieta", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Lieveheersbeestje", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Ladybird", copyright ©
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Coccinelle", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Lieveheersbeestje

(Sung text translation for setting by J. Brahms)

See original

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

Kapoentje lief, kom zitten maar 
hier op mijn hand, hier op mijn hand,
Ik doe je niets, waarachtig.
'k Ben net zo braaf als Ot en Sien,
Wil alleen je bonte vleugels zien,
Bonte vleugels, 'k vind ze prachtig.
 
Kapoentje lief, vlieg vlug maar weg,
Je huisje brandt, je kind'ren zijn
Zo angstig, ach zo angstig.
De boze spin, die is gemeen,
Kapoentje, vriendje, vlieg er heen,
Want je kindjes huilen angstig.
 
Kapoentje lief, vlieg weg gezwind 
naar buurmans kind, naar buurmans kind,
Je hoeft ze niet te mijden.
Ze doen je niets, die Ot en Sien,
Ze willen slechts je bonte vleugels zien,
En groet ze van mij beiden.

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