Plea | Dearest treasure, I ask you politely

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by Hans Schmidt (1854 - 1923)

Translation © by John Glenn Paton

Bitte

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

 Liebster Schatz, i bitt di schön:
 Wann wir uns nit werden seh'n,
 In deinem Herzen das Körnlein heg,'
 Körnlein Liebe heg' ind pfleg'!
 
 Und wenn i dann mal wieder kumm,
 Liebster Schatz, i bitt di drum:
 Dann ist's ein großer Baum, nit wahr?
 Der uns schattet immerdar!

Text Authorship:

by Hans Schmidt (1854 - 1923) [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 Bohm (1844 - 1920), "Bitte", op. 318 (Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1884 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Simrock [sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (John Glenn Paton) , "Plea", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 48

Plea

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

 Dearest treasure, I ask you politely:
 when we no longer can see each other,
 cherish a little seed in your heart,
 the seed called love, cherish and care for it!
 
 And when I come back again,
 dearest treasure, I will ask you for it:
 Then it will be a big tree, right?
 that will shade us forever and ever!

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Hans Schmidt (1854 - 1923)
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 60