De jager | Mijn lief is een jager, en groen is zijn kleed

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by Eligius Franz Joseph, Freiherr von Münch-Bellinghausen (1806 - 1871), as Friedrich Halm

Translation © by Lau Kanen

Mein Lieb ist ein Jäger, und grün ist...

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE

Mein Lieb ist ein Jäger, und grün ist sein Kleid,
Und blau ist sein Auge, nur sein Herz ist zu weit.

Mein Lieb ist ein Jäger, trifft immer ins Ziel,
Und Mädchen berückt er, so viel er nur will.

Mein Lieb ist ein Jäger, kennt Wege und Spur,
Zu mir aber kommt er durch die Kirchtüre nur!

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Text Authorship:

by Eligius Franz Joseph, Freiherr von Münch-Bellinghausen (1806 - 1871), as Friedrich Halm, "Margot's Lieder no. 2", in a section titled , first published 1856-72 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Der Jäger", op. 95 (Sieben Lieder für 1 hohe Stimme -- für 1 tiefe Stimme mit Pianoforte) no. 4 (1884?), published 1884 [ high voice or low voice and piano ], Berlin, Simrock [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "De jager", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "The hunter", copyright ©
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Le chasseur", 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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De jager

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

Mijn lief is een jager, en groen is zijn kleed,
En blauw zijn z’n ogen, maar zijn hart is te breed.
 
Mijn lief is een jager, hij schiet altijd raak,
En meisjes verschalkt hij, naar mijn zin te vaak.
 
Mijn lief is een jager, kent wegen en spoor,
Bij mij echter komt hij slechts de kerkdeur ooit door!

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Eligius Franz Joseph, Freiherr von Münch-Bellinghausen (1806 - 1871), as Friedrich Halm, "Margot's Lieder no. 2", in a section titled , first published 1856-72
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This text was added to the website: 2014-03-25
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