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by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866)

Ein Liebchen hatt ich, das auf einem...
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG FRE ITA
Ein Liebchen hatt ich, das auf einem Aug'schielte;
Weil sie mir schön schien, schien ihr Schielen auch Schönheit. 
Eins hatt ich, das beim Sprechen mit der Zung anstieß,
Mir war's kein  Anstoß, stieß sie an und sprach: Liebster! 
Jetzt hab ich eines, das auf einem Fuß hinket
Ja freilich, sprech ich, hinkt sie, doch sie hinkt zierlich.

Available sung texts:   ← What is this?

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About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Friedrich Rückert, Gesammelte Gedichte, Dritter Band, Erlangen, Carl Heyder, 1837, page 179.


Text Authorship:

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

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

  • ENG English (David Wyatt) , "Limping feet", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Giambi zoppicanti", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: John Versmoren , Melanie Trumbull

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 6
Word count: 57