Mit Hand und Herzen Gott zum Gruß,
Ihr lieben Leutchen alle!
Der Spielmann kommt mit leichtem Fuß,
Ob euch ein Lied gefalle.
Die Fiedel streich' ich jederzeit
Und blas' auch auf dem Rohre,
Zum Lautenschlag bin ich bereit
Vor wohlgeneigtem Ohre.
Ich will euch jetzo frisch gewagt
Etliche Stücklein singen,
Und wenn's, Vielwerthen, euch behagt,
Eins nach dem andern bringen.
Denn Lieder und Schanzunen viel
Und Aventiuren weiß ich,
Mein Tagwerk ist Sang, Saitenspiel,
Und Hunold Singuf heiß' ich.
Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Hermann Brune (1856 - 1922), "Zum Gruss ", op. 18 no. 1, published 1884 [ voice and piano ], from Singuf. Rattenfängerlieder von Julius Wolff, no. 1, Hannover, Bachmann [sung text not yet checked]
- by Karl Haine (1830 - 1910), "Zum Gruss", op. 54 no. 1, published 1886 [ medium voice and piano ], from Singuf-Lieder, no. 1, Hamburg, Cranz [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hugo Riemann (1849 - 1919), "Zum Gruss ", op. 36 no. 1, published 1884 [ baritone and piano ], from Spielmann's Lieder aus Julius Wolff's "Singuf", no. 1, Leipzig, Siegel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Friedrich Rosenthal (flourished c1882), "Zum Gruss ", published 1882 [ baritone and piano ], from Singuf. 6 Spielmanns-Lieder aus Juluys Wolff's gleichnamigem Liederbuch, no. 1, Wien, Gutmann [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Schwalm (1845 - 1912), "Zum Gruss", op. 59 no. 1, published 1885 [ baritone and piano ], from Spielmannslieder aus Julius Wolff's "Singuf", no. 1, Mainz, Schott [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hans August Friedrich Zincke genannt Sommer (1837 - 1922), "Zum Gruss", op. 4 no. 1 (1882/83), published 1884 [ voice and piano or orchestra ], from Hunold Singuf. Rattenfängerlieder nach Julius Wolff's Dichtungen, no. 1, Braunschweig, H. Litolff [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "In greeting", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2010-02-21
Line count: 16
Word count: 79
With hand and heart may God greet you,
You dear people all!
The minstrel comes with a light step,
To see if a song might please you.
I play my fiddle anytime
And also blow upon the pipe,
I am prepared to play the lute
Before a well-inclined ear.
Bravely now would I sing
Several little pieces for your,
And, most-valued people, if it suits you,
I would perform one after the other.
For I know many songs
And chansons and epics,
My handiwork is singing, playing the strings,
And my name is Hunold Singuf.