La mère dit | Chère petite fille

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by Sophie Seyboth

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Die Mutter spricht

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT FRE

Liebes Töchterlein,
liebes Töchterlein, erhören
sollst du keines Mannes Schwur,
ließ mich selber ja betören
grad von deinem Vater nur!

Liebes Töchterlein, liebes Töchterlein!

Liebt er dich, ist's zu gefährlich,
er verwöhnt dein Herzchen zart,
später kommt sein Schmeicheln spärlich,
das zu tragen fällt dir hart!

Liebes Töchterlein, liebes Töchterlein,
bleib ledig! Dieses ist mein bester Rat;
eben so zu dir jetzt red' ich,
wie 'mir's meine Mutter tat.
Liebes Töchterlein, bleib ledig!

Text Authorship:

by Sophie Seyboth [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 Max Reger (1873 - 1916), "Die Mutter spricht", op. 76 (Schlichte Weisen) no. 28 (1904) [sung text checked 1 time]

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "La mare parla", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "La mère dit", 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: 15
Word count: 73

La mère dit

Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)

Chère petite fille,
Chère petite fille, n'écoute
Aucune promesse d'un homme.
Moi-même je me suis laissée séduire
Seulement par ton père

Chère petite fille, chère petite fille !
Si un homme t'aime, c'est trop dangereux,
Il gâtera ton gentil petit cœur,
Plus tard ses flatteries deviendront rares,
Ce qui sera dur à supporter !

Chère petite fille, chère petite fille !
Reste célibataire ! C'est mon meilleur conseil ;
Je te parle maintenant juste
Comme ma mère m'a parlé.
Chère petite fille, reste célibataire !

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Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2016 by Guy Laffaille, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Sophie Seyboth
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This text was added to the website: 2016-07-03
Line count: 15
Word count: 80