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by H. E. Poeschl

Die Spinnerin
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Die Spindel dreht sich aus und ab,
es lauft das rasche Jahr hinab;
bin vorbereit auf künft'ge Zeit,
drum sitz' ich und spinn' für keinen Gewinn.

Die Mutter staunt den regen Fleiß,
des Grund das Herz alleine weiß
und Hemden fein erfüll'n den Schrein,
drum sitz' ich und spinn' für keinen Gewinn.

Die Spindel dreht sich auf und ab,
oh, wär' schon auch das Jahr hinab,
bin vorbereit auf künft'ge Zeit,
ich saß ja und spann für Kindlein und Mann.

Text Authorship:

  • by H. E. Poeschl  [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 Jan Bedřich Kittl (1806 - 1868), "Die Spinnerin", op. 4 no. 4 (183-?) [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: John Versmoren

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 80

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