»Schad' um das schöne grüne Band,
Daß es verbleicht hier an der Wand,
Ich hab' das Grün so gern!«
So sprachst du, Liebchen, heut zu mir;
Gleich knüpf' ich's ab und send' es dir:
Nun hab' das Grüne gern!

Ist auch dein ganzer Liebster weiß,
Soll Grün doch haben seinen Preis,
Und ich auch hab' es gern.
Weil unsre Lieb' ist [immergrün]1,
Weil grün der Hoffnung Fernen blühn,
Drum haben wir es gern.

Nun [schlingst du]2 in die Locken dein
Das grüne Band gefällig ein,
Du hast ja's Grün so gern.
Dann weiß ich, wo die Hoffnung [wohnt]3,
Dann weiß ich, wo die Liebe thront,
Dann hab' ich's Grün erst gern.

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Confirmed with Gedichte aus den hinterlassenen Papieren eines reisenden Waldhornisten. Herausgegeben von Wilhelm Müller. Erstes Bändchen. Zweite Auflage. Deßau 1826. Bei Christian Georg Ackermann, page 29; and with Sieben und siebzig Gedichte aus den hinterlassenen Papieren eines reisenden Waldhornisten. Herausgegeben von Wilhelm Müller. Dessau, 1821. Bei Christian Georg Ackermann, page 30.

¹ Müller (1821 edition), and Schubert: "immer grün"
² Müller (1821 edition), and Schubert: "schlinge"
³ Schubert (Neue Gesamtausgabe): "grünt"

Text Authorship:

• by Wilhelm Müller (1794 - 1827), "Mit dem grünen Lautenbande", appears in Gedichte aus den hinterlassenen Papieren eines reisenden Waldhornisten 1, in Die schöne Müllerin, no. 15, first published 1821 [author's text checked 2 times 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 Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Mit dem grünen Lautenbande", op. 25 no. 13, D 795 no. 13 (1823), from Die schöne Müllerin, no. 13 [sung text checked 1 time]

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

• CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Amb la cinta verda del llaüt", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Met het groene luitenlint", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "With the Green Lute-ribbon", copyright ©
• FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , "Se vihreä luutunnauha", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Avec le ruban vert du luth", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• GRE Greek (Ελληνικά) (Athanasios Papaisiou) , "Με την πράσινη κορδέλα του λαούτου", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Col nastro verde del liuto", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• KOR Korean (한국어/조선말) [singable] (곽명규 Myung-Kew Kwack) , "라우테의 녹색 리본", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• POR Portuguese (Português) (Caê Vieira) , "Com a fita verde do alaúde", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 111

 "It's a pity for that pretty green ribbon,
 That it fades here on the wall;
 I like Green so very much!"
 So you said, sweetheart, today to me;
 I shall untie it and send it to you:
 Now be fond of Green!

 Even though your lover is white with flour,
 Green shall still have its praise;
 And I also like green.
 Because our love is evergreen,
 Because Hope's far reaches bloom green,
 We are both fond of green.

 Now pleasantly entwine in your locks
 This green ribbon;
 You are so fond of green.
 Then I will know where Hope dwells,
 Then I will know where Love is enthroned,
 Then I will be really fond of green.