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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.

About the headline (FAQ)

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


Text Authorship:

  • by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866), "Hinkende Jamben", appears in Jugendlieder [author's text checked 1 time 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 Franz Ippisch (1883 - 1958), "Ein Liebchen hatt' ich", 1918 [ voice and piano ], from Acht Lieder mit Klavierbegleitung aus dem "Liebesfrühling" von Friedrich Rückert für hohe Stimme, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Carl Loewe (1796 - 1869), "Hinkende Jamben", op. 62, Heft 1 no. 5 (1837) [sung text checked 1 time]

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

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