from Volkslieder (Folksongs)
Translation © by Salvador Pila

Wer hat dies Liedlein erdacht?
 (Sung text for setting by G. Mahler)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT ENG FRE RUS SPA
Dort oben am Berg in dem hohen Haus,
Da guckt ein fein's lieb's Mädel heraus,
Es ist nicht dort daheime,
Es ist des Wirts sein Töchterlein,
Es wohnt auf grüner Heide.

 ... 

"Mein Herze ist wund,
komm Schätzel mach's gesund!
Dein schwarzbraune Äuglein, 
Die haben mich vertwundt!

Dein rosiger Mund
Macht Herzen gesund.
Macht Jugend verständig,
Macht Tote lebendig,
Macht Kranke gesund."

Wer hat denn das schöne Liedlein erdacht?
Es haben's drei Gäns übers Wasser gebracht,
Zwei graue und eine weiße;
Und wer das Liedlein nicht singen kann,
Dem wollen sie es pfeifen.

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,3-5 of the original text.

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "A qui se l’ha acudit aquesta cançoneta?", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Who thought up this little song?", copyright ©
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Qui a inventé cette petite chanson ?", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • RUS Russian (Русский) (Elena Kalinina) , "Кто выдумал эту песенку?", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • SPA Spanish (Español) (Elena María Accinelli) , "A quién se le ocurrió esta cancioncilla?", copyright © 2005, (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: 24
Word count: 116

A qui se l’ha acudit aquesta cançoneta?
 (Sung text translation for setting by G. Mahler)
 See original
Language: Catalan (Català)  after the German (Deutsch) 
Allà dalt, a la casa de l’alçària,
una xamosa i adorable noia esguarda a fora,
ella no viu allà,
és la filla de l’hostaler,
ella viu a la verda prada.

 ... 

“El meu cor està ferit,
vine, tresor meu, guareix-lo!
Els teus foscos ulls bruns
m’han ferit!

Els teus llavis color de rosa
guareixen els cors.
Fan el jovent assenyat,
ressusciten els morts
i guareixen els malalts.”

A qui se l’ha acudit aquesta bonica cançoneta?
Tres oques la portaren damunt les aigües,
dues grises i una blanca;
i a qui no pugui cantar la cançó,
elles li xiularan.

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,3-5 of the original text.

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  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to Catalan (Català) copyright © 2021 by Salvador Pila, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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This text was added to the website: 2021-03-26
Line count: 24
Word count: 128