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Ich tummle mich auf der Haide, es ist bald Mitternacht; Huschkätzchen, meine Freude, es hüpft und flackert und lacht. Es ziehet mich nach zu schweifen, wo's flimmert und wo's glänzt, und denk' ich's nun zu greifen, dahin ist das holde Gespenst. Ach soll ich's noch einmal wagen, du holde, süße Fee; ich bin fast matt vom Jagen, ich bitte dich, Elfchen, steh!
Authorship
- by Karl Friedrich Ludwig Kannegießer (1781 - 1861) [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 Carl Maria (Friedrich Ernst) von Weber (1786 - 1826), "Elfenlied", op. 80 no. 3 (1819). [ sung text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Elfenlied", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Harry Joelson
This text was added to the website: 2011-07-18
Line count: 12
Word count: 62
Ik dartel rond op de heide, Het is haast middernacht; Jaagkatjes, leuke meiden, Het hupt en flikkert en lacht. Ik houd ervan, na te rakken Waar ’t glinstert en waar ’t glimt, En denk ik het te pakken, Al weg is die aardige schim. Ach, moet ‘k ’t nog eenmaal wagen, O leuke lieve fee; Ik ben doodmoe van ’t jagen, Dus ren niet meer, elfje, nee!
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Karl Friedrich Ludwig Kannegießer (1781 - 1861)
This text was added to the website: 2018-04-20
Line count: 12
Word count: 67