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Translation © by Antonio Zencovich
Mir ist ein schöns brauns Maidelein
Language: German (Deutsch) after the Mittelhochdeutsch
Mir ist ein schöns brauns Maidelein gefallen in den Sinn, wollt Gott, ich sollt heut bei ihr sein, mein Trauern führ dahin. Kein Tag noch Nacht hab ich kein Ruh, das schafft ihr schön Gestalt. Ich weiß nicht, wie ihm fürbaß tu, mein Feinslieb macht mich alt. Dem Mägdlein ich gern dienen will, wenn ichs mit Fugen kunnt; darum hab ich der Neider viel, daß mir nit wird vergunnt. Ich hoff, sie solls erfahren bald, wie ichs so treulich mein. Auf Erd ich mir nichts wünschen wollt, denn zu sein bei ihr allein. Dem Maidlein ich mein Treu versprich, zu Ehrn und anders nicht; Alls was doch fromm und ehrlich ist, danach ich stets mich richt. Sollt denn mein Treu verloren sein, kränkt mir mein Sinn und G'müt; ich hoff sie solls erfahren schier, mein Sach soll werden gut. Damit will ich dem Maidelein gesungen haben frei, zu guter Nacht ein Liedelein, alls Gut wünsch ich dabei, damit daß sie gedenkt an mich, wenn ich nit bei ihr bin. So b'üt dich Gott im Himmelreich, ade, ich fahr dahin!
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Text Authorship:
- from Volkslieder (Folksongs) [an adaptation] [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Mittelhochdeutsch from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , no title
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), "Mir ist ein schöns brauns Maidelein", WoO. 33 no. 24, published [1894], from Deutsche Volkslieder, no. 24, Berlin, N. Simrock [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Heinrich Kaspar Schmid (1874 - 1953), "Mir ist ein schöns brauns Maidelein", op. 94 (Vier Männerchöre) no. 3, published 1934 [ men's chorus a cappella ], Schott [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gustav Weber (1845 - 1887), "Braun Mägdelein", published 1900 [ men's chorus ], from [Neun] Altdeutsche Volkslieder für Männerchor gesetzt, no. 7, Leipzig, Hug & Co. [sung text not yet checked]
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- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation from Volkslieder (Folksongs) ; composed by Rudolf Weinwurm.
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- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Paul Umlauft.
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Other 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) , "Een meisje mooi, met donker haar", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Une belle jouvencelle brune", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Antonio Zencovich) , copyright © 2016, (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.
Line count: 32
Word count: 179
Una bella fanciullina bruna
Language: Italian (Italiano) after the German (Deutsch)
Una bella fanciullina bruna si è intrufolata nei miei pensieri. Se Dio volesse farmi stare accanto a lei la mia tristezza se ne andrebbe via. Né di giorno né di notte trovo riposo, ho sempre davanti la sua bella figura. Ma non so come avvicinarla e il mio amore appassionato mi consuma. Volentieri farei da servo alla giovincella se la cosa mi fosse consentita, ma in ciò trovo molti invidiosi pronti a ostacolarmi. Io spero che infine lei si renda conto della sincerità delle mie intenzioni: in questo mondo non mi auguro nient’altro che di trovarmi solo assieme a lei. Alla fanciulla giurerei fedeltà sul mio onore e nient’altro: tutto quello che è delicato e giusto sarebbe la mia regola costante. Se dovessi venire meno alla mia fede mi ammalerei nel senno e nell’anima: io spero che lei lo comprenda e il mio tormento trovi un lieto fine. Con questo credo di averle cantato in piena libertà una piccola canzone per augurarle la buona notte e al tempo stesso auspicarle ogni bene, affinché lei pensi a me anche quando non le sono accanto. Così Dio ti protegga dall’alto dei cieli. Addio, io me ne devo andare!
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Based on:
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- a text in Mittelhochdeutsch from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , no title
This text was added to the website: 2016-04-10
Line count: 32
Word count: 196