The seamstress | I find all girls

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by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Die Näherin

(Sung text for setting by W. von Baußnern)

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Language: German (Deutsch) after the Italian - Neapolitan (dialect)

Our translations: ENG

Ich find' an allen
Mädchen Gefallen,
Doch an der Näherin 
Noch etwas mehr.
Gehn wir zum Feste
Von Santa Lucia,
Die Melancholie, ja 
Die soll ihr vergehn.
Reizend ist Jede,
Die Kecke, die Blöde,
Aber die Näherin 
Noch etwas mehr.

Ich find' an allen u. s. w.
. . . . . . . . . .
Zieht sie den Faden
Ein in die Nadel,
Sticht sie mir graden 
Wegs in das Herz.
Reizend ist Jede u. s. w.
. . . . . . . . . .

 ... 

Ich find' an allen
Mädchen Gefallen,
Doch an der Näherin 
Noch etwas mehr.
Mehr noch zu sagen,
Darf ich nicht wagen,
Da mir die Näherin 
Den Kopf verwirrt.
Reizend ist Jede,
Die Kecke, die Blöde,
Aber die Näherin 
Noch etwas mehr.

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2,6 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), "Die Näherin", appears in Italienisches Liederbuch, in Volksthümliche Lieder, first published 1860

Based on:

a text in Italian - Neapolitan (dialect) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) [text unavailable]
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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The seamstress", 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: 56
Word count: 274

The seamstress

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

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

I find all girls
Appealing,
But the seamstress is
Yet a little more appealing.
When we go to the festival
Of Santa Lucia,
Her melancholy, yes,
It must vanish for her.
Every girl is enchanting,
The pert one, the bashful one,
But the seamstress is
Yet a little more enchanting.

I find all girls etc.
. . . . . . . . . .
When she threads
Her needle,
She stabs me
Directly in the heart.
Every girl is enchanting etc.
. . . . . . . . . .

 ... 

I find all girls
Appealing,
But the seamstress is
Yet a little more appealing.
I may not dare
To say even more,
Since the seamstress
Has bedazzled my mind.
Every girl is enchanting,
The pert one, the bashful one,
But the seamstress is
Yet a little more enchanting.

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2,6 of the original text.

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), "Die Näherin", appears in Italienisches Liederbuch, in Volksthümliche Lieder, first published 1860
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Based on:

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

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This text was added to the website: 2021-02-06
Line count: 56
Word count: 282