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Zwoa Kerschen, zwoa Äpfel, an Pferscher dazua, das is halt das Obst, das i an liabst'n ha'n tua. Zwoa Kerschen, zwoa Äpfel, an Pferscher dabei, das all's hat mei Diandl, desweg'n bleib' i ihr treu. Zwoa Kerschen, das san ihre Augen so schön, so schwarz siacht ma's kaum auf'm Kerschenbam steh'n; zwoa Äpfel, die oan liabli anlach'n toan, hat's ober ihr'n Kinn, auf jeder Seit oan. Und der Pferscher, der aufg'sprungen is vorn ganz fein, dös is halt ihr Goscherl, wo i beißen möcht' 'nen! Die Kerschen, die Äpfel, der Pferscher dazua, das is mei labst's Obst, was i abbrocken tua!
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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 von Suppé (1819 - 1895), "Mei liabst's Obst" [ voice and piano ], from Zwei Gedichte in niederösterreichischer Mundart von Ignaz Franz Castelli, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
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- ENG English (Johann Winkler) , "My Favourite Fruit", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website: 2022-02-17
Line count: 12
Word count: 101
Two cherries, two apples, and a peach besides, this is the fruit I like best. Two cherries, two apples, and a peach besides, all that my lass has, therefore I keep my faith to her. Two cherries, that's her beautiful eyes, so black that you'll hardly see them on a cherry tree; two apples sweetly laughing at you she has above her chin, one on each side. And the peach, that is cracked up a bit in front, that's her mouth, into which I'd like to bite! The cherries, the apples, the peach besides, that's my favourite fruit that I'm going to pick!
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- Translation from German (Lower Austrian) to English copyright © 2022 by Johann Winkler, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Lower Austrian) by Ignaz Franz Castelli (1781 - 1862)
This text was added to the website: 2022-02-17
Line count: 12
Word count: 103