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by Johann von Döring, Drost zu Wolfenbüttel

Er und Sie
 (Sung text for setting by J. Zumsteeg)
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Language: German (Deutsch) 
Sie
Wie so schmachtend, glücklich Weibchen,
Dir dein Männchen Liebe singt?

Er
Wie dein Lied nur, glücklich Männchen,
Ruh im Nest dem Weibchen bringt!

Sie
Auch wir lebten alle froh,
Sängen uns die Männer so.

Er
Auch wir lebten alle froh,
Liebten uns die Weiber so.

Composition:

    Set to music by Johann Rudolf Zumsteeg (1760 - 1802), "Er und Sie", subtitle: "Als sie die Nachtigall hörten", published 1803, from Kleine Balladen und Lieder, Heft V, no. 42

Text Authorship:

  • by Johann von Döring, Drost zu Wolfenbüttel , "Als sie die Nachtigall hörten"

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 46

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