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Du willst nicht mit zum Tanze gehn,
Du Röslein hold und heilig?
So bleib ich dir am Fenster stehn,
So ist der Tanz nicht eilig.
Wie blickt dein Auge tief und klar,
Und dringt ins Herz so wunderbar,
Als wie die Frühlingssonne,
Ja Sonne!
In meinem Garten, blau und weiß
Erstehn der Blümlein viele,
Da brech' ich Laub und Blüthenreis,
Die flecht ich, wie zum Spiele.
Zu all den Blümlein weiß und blau,
Wohin ich geh, wohin ich schau,
Fehlt mir nur noch die Rose,
Ja Rose.
Und willst du mir das Röslein sein,
Wie süß will ich dich hegen,
Zum Garten dir mein Herze weihn,
Mit Liebethau dich pflegen!
Nimm hier den Strauß, nimm hier den Kranz,
Komm, Schönste, komm mit mir zum Tanz,
Und sei fortan die Meine,
Ja Meine!
About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with Liederbuch von Otto Roquette, Stuttgart und Tübingen, J. G. Cotta'scher Verlag, 1852, pages 116-117.
Text Authorship:
- by Otto Roquette (1824 - 1896), "Du willst nicht mit zum Tanze gehn? ", appears in Liederbuch, first published 1852 [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 Heinrich Esser (1818 - 1872), "Du willst nicht mit zum Tanze geh'n?", op. 46 no. 4, published 1855 [ voice and piano ], from Lieder-Album. 8 Lieder von O. Roquette , no. 4, Mainz, Schott [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gustav Heinrich Graben-Hoffmann (1820 - 1900), "Du willst nicht mit zum Tanze", op. 59 no. 1, published 1862 [ voice and piano ], from Zwei heitere Lieder, no. 1, Leipzig, Schuberth und Co. [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2014-09-16
Line count: 24
Word count: 132
You do not wish to go with us to the dance,
You little rose, lovely and holy?
Then I shall remain standing before your window,
Then there is no hurry to get to the dance.
How your eyes are so deep and clear,
And [your gaze] penetrates into my heart as wondrously
As the springtime sun,
Yes sun!
In my garden, blue and white,
Many flowers appear,
I pick there foliage and sprigs of blossom,
And, quite playfully, I twine them.
To accompany the little flowers white and blue,
Wherever I go, wherever I look,
I am only missing a rose.
Yes a rose.
And if you wish to be my little rose,
How sweetly I would care for you,
I would dedicate my heart to be your garden,
And nourish you with the dew of love!
Take this bouquet here, take this wreath here,
Come, most beautiful one, come along to the dance
And be mine henceforth,
Yes mine!
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Translations of title(s):
"Du willst nicht mit zum Tanze" = "You do not wish to come along to the dance"
"Du willst nicht mit zum Tanze gehn?" = "You do not wish to go with us to the dance?"
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2017 by Sharon Krebs, (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 Otto Roquette (1824 - 1896), "Du willst nicht mit zum Tanze gehn? ", appears in Liederbuch, first published 1852
This text was added to the website: 2017-09-22
Line count: 24
Word count: 160