I saw the little Calabrian in the evening

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by August Kopisch (1799 - 1853)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Die kleine Calabreserin

(Sung text for setting by K. Reissiger)

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

Our translations: ENG

Abend's da sah ich das Kalabresinnchen:
Stille, gar stille vom Bächelchen kam sie,
         Kalabresinnchen,
         niedlich Kindchen!
         Kalabresinnchen,
         Kalabresinnchen, niedlich Kindchen!

Und zu ihr sagt' ich: ach, Kalabresinnchen!
Reicht mir ein Schlückchen, ein Schlückchen vom Wasser?
         Kalabresinnchen,
         niedlich Kindchen!
         Kalabresinnchen,
         Kalabresinnchen, niedlich Kindchen!

Und sie erwiederte artig und fein mir:
Nicht nur das Wasser -- mich selber, mich selber!
         Kalabresinnchen,
         niedlich Kindchen!
         Kalabresinnchen,
         Kalabresinnchen, niedlich Kindchen!

Composition:

Karl Gottlieb Reissiger

Text Authorship:

by August Kopisch (1799 - 1853), "Die kleine Kalabresin", subtitle: "(Kalabrien)", appears in Agrumi. Volksthümliche Poesien aus allen Mundarten Italiens und seiner Inseln gesammelt und übersetzt

Based on:

a text in Italian (Italiano) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "La Calavreslla", subtitle: "(Calabria.)", Sicilian folk poem
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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , subtitle: "(Calabria)", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2013-05-13
Line count: 18
Word count: 80

The little Calabrian girl

(Sung text translation for setting by K. Reissiger)

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Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

I saw the little Calabrian in the evening:
Quietly, very quietly she came from the brooklet,
         Little Calabrian,
         Adorable child!
         Little Calabrian,
         Little Calabrian, adorable child!

And I said to her: ah, little Calabrian!
Would you pass to me a little sip, a little sip of water?
         Little Calabrian,
         Adorable child!
         Little Calabrian,
         Little Calabrian, adorable child!

And, politely and prettily, she replied to me: 
Not only would I give you the water – but myself, myself!
         Little Calabrian,
         Adorable child!
         Little Calabrian,
         Little Calabrian, adorable child!

Subtitle: "(Calabria)"

Translations of title(s):
"Die kleine Calabreserin" = "The little Calabrian girl"
"Die kleine Kalabreserin" = "The little Calabrian girl"
"Die kleine Kalabresin" = "The little Calabrian girl"
"Die kleine Kalabresinn" = "The little Calabrian girl"
"Kalabresinchen" = "Little Calabrian girl"

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by August Kopisch (1799 - 1853), "Die kleine Kalabresin", subtitle: "(Kalabrien)", appears in Agrumi. Volksthümliche Poesien aus allen Mundarten Italiens und seiner Inseln gesammelt und übersetzt
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Based on:

a text in Italian (Italiano) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "La Calavreslla", subtitle: "(Calabria.)", Sicilian folk poem
- Go to the text page.

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This text was added to the website: 2022-04-04
Line count: 18
Word count: 81