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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

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.

Composition:

    Set to music by Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911), "Wer hat dies Liedlein erdacht?", 1892, published 1899, stanzas 1,3-5 [ voice and orchestra or piano ], from Lieder aus "Des Knaben Wunderhorn" (formerly "Humoresken"), no. 4

Text Authorship:

  • from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , appears in Des Knaben Wunderhorn

See other settings of this text.

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


Researcher for this page: Jakob Kellner

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 24
Word count: 116

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