Shepherd and shepherdess | It is cheerful upon the green heath

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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Schäfer und Schäferin

(Sung text for setting by S. Wagner)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Lustig ists auf grüner Heid, 
Man thut mich Schäfer nennen.
Ich weiß ein Schäflein ganz allein, 
Das will ich schon bekommen.
Im Winter war es in dem Wald, 
Im Sommer auf grüner Au,
Da hab ich meinen Aufenthalt 
Bei einer Schäfersfrau.

"Und wenn du bei mir Schäfersfrau 
Willst eine Freude haben, 
So darfst herein zu mir dich traun, 
Darfst weiter niemand sagen! 
Die Schäflein gehn auf grüner Heid,
Wir tanzen so herum, 
Gar lustig sind wir jeder Zeit, 
Drum sei mir nun willkomm!"

Composition:

Siegfried Wagner

Im Volkston: moderne Volkslieder komponiert für Die Woche

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from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Schäfer und Schäferin"

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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Shepherd and shepherdess", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Shepherd and shepherdess

(Sung text translation for setting by S. Wagner)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

It is cheerful upon the green heath,
One calls me shepherd.
I know a little sheep all alone,
I shall get it yet.
In wintertime it was in the forest,
In summertime upon the green meadow;
There I have my sojourn
At the abode of a shepherdess.

"And if you wish to have some fun
With me, a shepherdess,
Then you may dare to enter here,
You may not tell anyone else!
The little sheep amble on the green heath,
We dance around thus,
We are very merry all the time,
Therefore be welcome to me!"

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