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Die Mutter: Singe, Mädchen, hell und klar, Sing' aus voller Kehle, Daß uns nicht die Spatzenschar Alle Beeren stehle! Die Tochter: Mutter, mag auch weit der Spatz Flieh'n vor meinem Singen, Fürcht' ich doch, es wird den Schatz Um so näher bringen. Die Mutter: Freilich, für so dreisten Gauch Braucht es einer Scheuche, Warte nur, ich komme auch In die Beerensträuche! Die Tochter: Mutter, nein, das hat nicht Not: Beeren, schau, sind teuer, Doch der Küsse, reif und rot, Gibt es viele heuer!
Authorship:
- by Hans Schmidt (1854 - 1923), appears in Gedichte und Übersetzungen [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 Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "In den Beeren", op. 84 (Fünf Romanzen und Lieder) no. 3, published 1888 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Simrock [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Arthur Egidi (1859 - 1943), "In den Beeren", op. 1 (Fünf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebleitung) no. 4, published 1889 [ medium voice and piano ], Offenbach, André [sung text not yet checked]
- by Heinrich von Eyken (1861 - 1908), "In den Beeren", op. 3 (Vier Lieder im Volkston für Mezzo-Sopran mit Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1890 [ mezzo-soprano and piano ], Berlin, Raabe & Plothow [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Entre les baies", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Tussen de bessen", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Among the berries", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Au milieu des baies", copyright © 2013, (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: 20
Word count: 83
The mother: Sing, my girl, brightly and clearly: sing with a full throat, so that the flock of sparrows doesn't steal all our berries! The daughter: Mother, even if the sparrow flies from my singing, I'm afraid that it might bring my sweetheart nearer. The mother: Of course, for such a brazen cuckoo, we need a scarecrow; Just wait, I'll join you in the berrybushes. The daughter: Mother, no... there's no need: Look, berries are rare, But kisses, ripe and red, are plentiful this year!
Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Hans Schmidt (1854 - 1923), appears in Gedichte und Übersetzungen
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 20
Word count: 85