Le vieil homme voulait chevaucher

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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Beim Ritt auf dem Knie

Language: Plattdeutsch

Our translations: DUT FRE

Ull Mann wull riden,
wull hat he ken Pärd;
ull Frau nohm Zickenbuck,
sett den ull Mann darupp
leht ihm su riden.

Ull Mann wull riden,
wull hat he ken Tom;
ull Frau nohm Hemdensohm,
macht dem ull Mann en Tom,
leht ihm su riden.

Ull Mann wull riden,
wull hat he ken Mütz;
ull Frau nohm Topp voll Grütz,
macht dem ull Mann en Mütz,
leht ihm su riden.

Ull Mann wull riden,
wull hat he ken Sadl;
ull Frau nohm Lindenblatt,
klebt dem ull Mann fürt Gatt,
leht ihm su riden.

Text Authorship:

from Volkslieder (Folksongs) [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), "Beim Ritt auf dem Knie", WoO. 31 no. 8a (1857) [voice and piano], from Volks-Kinderlieder, no. 8a [ sung text checked 1 time]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation from Volkslieder (Folksongs) [an adaptation] DUT DUT ENG FRE FRE ; composed by Johannes Brahms.

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

DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Bij 't rijden op de knie", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2015-03-06
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Le vieil homme voulait chevaucher

Language: French (Français) after the Plattdeutsch

Le vieil homme voulait chevaucher,
N'avait pas de cheval :
La vieille femme prit un bouc,
Assit le vieil homme dessus,
Le fit chevaucher.

Le vieil homme voulait chevaucher,
N'avait pas de bride;
La vieille femme prit un bord de chemise
Fit une bride pour le vieil homme,
Le fit chevaucher.

Le vieil homme voulait chevaucher,
N'avait pas de chapeau ;
La vieille femme prit un pot de gruau
Fit un chapeau pour le vieil homme,
Le fit chevaucher.

Le vieil homme voulait chevaucher,
N'avait pas de selle
La vieille femme prit une feuille de tilleul
La colla au vieil homme
Le fit chevaucher.

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This text was added to the website: 2013-06-26
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