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by Ludwig Heinrich Christoph Hölty (1748 - 1776)

Translation © by Emily Ezust

Schnitterlied

(Sung text for setting by H. Nägeli)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE

Sicheln schallen;
Ähren fallen
Unter Sichelschall;
Auf den Mädchenhüten
Spielen weisse Blüten;
Freud' ist überall!

Sicheln klingen;
Mädchen singen,
Unter Sichelklang;
Bis, vom Mond beschimmert,
Rings die Stoppel flimmert,
Tönt der Erntesang. 

 ... 

Jeder scherzet,
Jeder herzet
Dann sein Liebelein.
Nach geleerten Kannen
Gehen sie von dannen,
Singen und juchein!

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2,5 of the original text.

Composition:

Hans Georg Nägeli

Lieder in Musik gesetzt, dritte Sammlung

Text Authorship:

by Ludwig Heinrich Christoph Hölty (1748 - 1776), "Erntelied", written 1775, first published 1776

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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DAN Danish (Dansk) [singable] (Rasmus Frankenau) , "Vipper springe over klinge", first published 1799
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Oogstlied", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Sickles clang", copyright ©
ENG English [singable] (Francis L. Soper) , "May Song", appears in Sixty melodies for youth, for two, three, and four voices, composed by Silcher, adapted to English words, for the use of schools and singing classes, first published 1850 [an adaptation]
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 94

Sickles clang

(Sung text translation for setting by H. Nägeli)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Sickles clang,
Ears of corn fall
under the sound of sickles;
On the maidens' bonnets
tremble blue flowers.
Joy is everywhere.

Sickles clink,
Maidens sing
beneath the clang of the sickles;
Until, gleaming from the moon,
Shimmering around the stubble,
the harvest song rings out.

 ... 

Everyone jests,
Everyone hugs
his sweetheart.
Afterward when the tankards are empty,
They go away,
singing and shouting!

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2,5 of the original text.

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust
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