The little window | You little window, you with the new shutter

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by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Das Fensterlein

(Sung text for setting by W. von Baußnern)

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Language: German (Deutsch) after the Italian (Italiano)

Our translations: ENG

Du Fensterlein, du mit dem neuen Lädchen,
Mit blanken Scheiben leuchtend gleich dem Golde,
Warum verbirgst du mir mein süßes Mädchen?
Ach, laß mich sie erblicken, meine Holde.

Wie angehext kann ich nicht von dir gehen,
Die Stunden schwinden hin, ich bin geblieben.
Ich möchte doch so gern dich offen sehen!
Du schnödes Fenster, weißt du nichts vom Lieben?

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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2 of the original text.

Beneath the title: (Napolitanisch)

Composition:

Waldemar Edler von Baußnern

Drei Lieder auf Texte aus dem "Italienischen Liederbuch"

Lieder siebenbürgischer Komponisten

Text Authorship:

by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), "Das Fensterlein", appears in Italienisches Liederbuch, in Volksthümliche Lieder, first published 1860

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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The little window", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2009-06-08
Line count: 12
Word count: 90

The little window

(Sung text translation for setting by W. von Baußnern)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

You little window, you with the new shutter,
With windowpanes that shine like gold,
Why do you conceal my sweet girl from me?
Ah, let me glimpse her, my lovely one.

As if bewitched I cannot go from you;
The hours pass, I have remained.
I would so dearly love to see you open!
You disdainful window, do you know nothing of loving?

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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2 of the original text.

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Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2021 by Sharon Krebs, (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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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), "Das Fensterlein", appears in Italienisches Liederbuch, in Volksthümliche Lieder, first published 1860
- Go to the text page.

Based on:

a text in Italian (Italiano) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) [text unavailable]
- Go to the text page.

Go to the general single-text view

This text was added to the website: 2021-02-07
Line count: 12
Word count: 102