It has indeed been beautifully arranged

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by Otto Roquette (1824 - 1896)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Das ist doch schön eingerichtet

(Sung text for setting by A. Deprosse)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Das ist doch schön eingerichtet,
Daß Baum und Mondenlicht
Nicht dann und wann
Ausplaudern kann!

Schätzelein, schau einmal
Dort in das tiefe Thal,
Gestern, ja, ja,
Waren wir da!

Meinst du, die Sommernacht, 
Habe nicht auch gewacht? 
Das ganze Thal 
Lauschte zumal. 

Dich hat der Bach gesehn, 
Dich sah das Mondlicht gehn,
Weit in die Rund 
Ward es schon kund.

Und an des Baches Rand,
Da steht ein Lindenbaum,
Der aber -- der, 
Der sah noch mehr! 

Das ist doch schön eingericht',
Daß Baum und Mondenlicht
Nicht dann und wann 
Ausplaudern kann!

Composition:

Anton Deprosse

Text Authorship:

by Otto Roquette (1824 - 1896), "Schöne Einrichtung", appears in Liederbuch, in Käthchen, no. 3, first published 1852

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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Word count: 96

It has indeed been beautifully arranged

(Sung text translation for setting by A. Deprosse)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

It has indeed been beautifully arranged
That tree and moonlight
Cannot now and then
Divulge what they know!

Darling, look
Yonder into the deep valley,
Yesterday, yes, yes,
We were there!

Do you believe that the summer night
Was not watching as well?
The whole valley
Was eavesdropping.

The brook saw you,
The moonlight saw you walking,
Everywhere around
It had already been made known.

And at the bank of the brook
There stands a linden tree,
The tree now -- the tree
Saw even more!

It has indeed been beautifully arranged
That tree and moonlight
Cannot now and then
Divulge what they know!

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Otto Roquette (1824 - 1896), "Schöne Einrichtung", appears in Liederbuch, in Käthchen, no. 3, first published 1852
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