Am I allowed to make love to my lass? | Recently I was so bold

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by Peter Rosegger (1843 - 1918)

Translation © by Johann Winkler

Därf i's Diandl liabn?

Language: Styrian (Steirisch)

Our translations: ENG

I bin jüngst vawichn
hin zan Pfoarra g'schlich'n.
Därf i's Diandl liabn?
„Untersteh dih nöt, bei meina Seel,
wann du's Diandl liabst, so kummst in d'Höhl.“

Bin i vull Valongan
zua da Muata gongan.
Därf i's Diandl liabn?
„O mei liaba Schatz, es iss noh z'fruah,
nach fuchzehn Jahrln erst, mei liaba Bua!“

Woar in gross'n Nötn,
hon in Vodan bett'n.
Därf i's Diandl liabn?
„Dunners Schlangl!“ schreit er in sein Zurrn,
„willst mein Stöckn kost'n, kannst as tuan!“

Wusst frei nix anz'fongan,
bin zan Herrgott gongan.
Därf i's Diandl liabn?
„Ei jo freili,“ sogt er und hot g'lacht,
„wegn an Büaberl han is Diandl g'mocht!“

Text Authorship:

by Peter Rosegger (1843 - 1918) [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 Ferdinand Konradin (1833 - 1884), "Därf i's Diandl liabn?", published 1876 [ voice and piano ], from Drei Lieder in obersteierischer Mundart aus "Zither und Hackbrett", für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 1, Wien, Kratochwill [sung text not yet checked]
by Jakob Eduard Schmölzer (1812 - 1886), "Därf i's Diandl liabn?", published 1876 [ voice and piano ], from 10 steirische Volkslieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 7, Graz, Tendler [sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (Johann Winkler) , "Am I allowed to make love to my lass?", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2021-02-22
Line count: 20
Word count: 106

Am I allowed to make love to my lass?

Language: English after the Styrian (Steirisch)

Recently I was so bold
to sneak secretly to the vicar.
Am I allowed to make love to my lass?
"Don't you dare, bless my soul!
If you make love to her, you'll end up in hell!"

Full of desire
I went to my mother.
Am I allowed to make love to my lass?
"My dear boy, it's too early still;
in fifteen years, maybe, dear!"

In great need as I was
I pleaded my father.
Am I allowed to make love to my lass?
"Insolent rascal!" he scornfully cried out,
"Want to taste my quarter-staff? Then do it!"

Now I was at my wit's end
and went to God the Lord himself.
Am I allowed to make love to my lass?
"By all means," he replied and laughed,
"It's for the boy's sake I've made the girl!"

Text Authorship:

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Based on:

a text in Styrian (Steirisch) by Peter Rosegger (1843 - 1918)
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This text was added to the website: 2021-02-22
Line count: 20
Word count: 138