Meisjeslied | In de nacht bij het spinnen

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by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914)

Translation © by Lau Kanen

Auf die Nacht

(Sung text for setting by A. Zemlinsky)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE

Auf die Nacht in den Spinnstuben
Da singen die Mädchen,
Da lachen die Dorfbuben,
Wie flink geht das Rädchen!
 
Spinnt jedes ein Brautschatz,
Daß der Liebste sich freut.
Nicht lange, so gibt es
Hochzeitsgeläut.
 
Kein Mensch, der mir gut ist,
Will nach mir fragen.
Wie bang mir zu Muth ist,
Wem soll ich's klagen?
 
Die Thränen rinnen
Mir übers Gesicht --
Wofür ich soll spinnen,
Ich weiß es nicht!

Composition:

Alexander Zemlinsky

Zwei Lieder auf Texte von Paul Heyse

Text Authorship:

by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), no title, written 1872, appears in Gedichte, in Jugendlieder, in Mädchenlieder [uses numbering from 1872 edition], no. 1, first published 1885

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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Meisjeslied", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "At night in the spinning rooms", copyright ©
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Chant de jeune fille", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Meisjeslied

(Sung text translation for setting by A. Zemlinsky)

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Language: Dutch (Nederlands) after the German (Deutsch)

In de nacht bij het spinnen
Dan zingen de Kaatjes,
Dan lachen de kerels,
Hoe vlug gaan de raadjes!
 
Elk spint aan haar uitzet,
Voor haar vriend en haar huis.
Niet lang meer, dan hoor je
Wel bruiloftsgedruis!
 
Geen mens die mij leuk vindt
Zal naar mij vragen.
'k Ben bang als een weeskind,
Waar moet ik klagen?
 
Mijn tranen stromen,
Ik heb zo'n verdriet.
Waarvoor moet ik spinnen?
Ik weet het niet!

De tekst van dit lied komt sterk overeen met die van Schumann's 'Die Spinnerin'

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), no title, written 1872, appears in Gedichte, in Jugendlieder, in Mädchenlieder [uses numbering from 1872 edition], no. 1, first published 1885
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