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[Tödchen]1 wirft den Apfel aus, Einen Mann zu wählen; Freier standen vor dem Haus, Waren kaum zu zählen; Rüstiger Alter fühlt den Schlag. -- Liebes Tödchen, Rosiges Tödchen, Tödchen keinen Alten mag. Schicket ihn nach Wasser aus, Soll im Fluß ertrinken; Doch er kehrt vergnügt nach Haus, Läßt den Eimer blinken. Liebe mich Toda, Tödelein! Liebe mich, Holdchen! Liebe mich, Goldchen! Liebe mich, Herzchen! werde mein! Schickt den Alten aus nach Holz, Daß ein Stamm ihn treffe, Doch der kehret kühn und stolz Mit dem vollen Reffe. Liebe mich Toda, Tödelein! Liebe mich, Holdchen! Liebe mich, Goldchen! Liebe mich, Herzchen! werde mein! Sendet ihn in Feindes Land, Daß ein Schwert ihn spalte, Doch das Schwert in tapfrer Hand Kehrt zurück der Alte. Liebe mich Toda, Tödelein! Liebe mich, Holdchen! Liebe mich, Goldchen! 'S kann ja doch nicht anders seyn.
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View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with W. Gerhards Gedichte, Dritter Band, Leipzig: Verlag von Joh. Ambr. Barth., 1828, pages 119-120
1 Würst: "Röschen"; further changes may exist not shown above.Text Authorship:
- by Wilhelm Christoph Leonhard Gerhard (1780 - 1858), "Was seyn soll, schickt sich wohl" [an adaptation] [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Serbian (Српски) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Što mora biti, biti če"
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by A. Crüger (flourished c1832), "Was sein soll, schickt sich wohl", 1832 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Richard Ferdinand Würst (1824 - 1881), "Was sein soll, schickt sich wohl", op. 20 (Lieder und Gesänge), Heft 2 no. 5, published 1852 [ bass and piano ], Magdeburg, Heinrichshofen's Verlag [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2007-12-12
Line count: 32
Word count: 140
Dear Toda throws an apple out To choose a husband; Wooers stood before the house, One could hardly count them; A spry old fellow feels the blow. -- Dear Toda, Rosy Toda, Toda doesn’t want an old man. She sends him off to fetch water, He is to drown in the river; But he returns home merrily, Shows her the [full] pail. Love me, Toda, darling Toda! Love me, beautiful one! Love me, precious one! Love me, dear heart! be mine! She send the old chap off for firewood So that a tree trunk might hit him, But, boldly and proudly, he returns With the full basket. Love me, Toda, darling Toda! Love me, beautiful one! Love me, precious one! Love me, dear heart! be mine! She sends him into the enemy’s territory So that a sword might split him, But with his sword in his stalwart hand The old fellow returns. Love me, Toda, darling Toda! Love me, beautiful one! Love me, precious one! For it cannot be otherwise.
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Translations of title(s):
"Was seyn soll, schickt sich wohl" = "Resign yourself to what is to be"
"Was sein soll, schickt sich wohl" = "Resign yourself to what is to be"
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Wilhelm Christoph Leonhard Gerhard (1780 - 1858), "Was seyn soll, schickt sich wohl" [an adaptation]
Based on:
- a text in Serbian (Српски) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Što mora biti, biti če"
This text was added to the website: 2018-03-08
Line count: 32
Word count: 170