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by Eduard Mörike (1804 - 1875)
Translation © by Lourdes Leon

Nixe Binsefuß
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT ENG FRE ITA SPA
Des Wassermanns sein Töchterlein
Tanzt auf dem Eis im Vollmondschein,
Sie singt und lachet sonder Scheu
Wohl an des Fischers Haus vorbei.

»Ich bin die Jungfer Binsefuß,
Und meine Fisch' wohl hüten muß,
Meine Fisch' die sind im Kasten, 
Sie haben kalte Fasten;
Von Böhmerglas mein Kasten ist, 
Da zähl' ich sie zu jeder Frist.

Gelt, Fischermatz? gelt, alter Tropf,
Dir will der Winter nicht in Kopf?
Komm mir mit deinen Netzen!
Die will ich schön zerfetzen!
Dein Mägdlein zwar ist fromm und gut,
Ihr Schatz ein braves Jägerblut.

Drum häng' ich ihr, zum Hochzeitsstrauß,
Ein schilfen Kränzlein vor das Haus,
Und einen Hecht, von Silber schwer,
Er stammt von König Artus her,
Ein Zwergen-Goldschmids-Meisterstück,
Wer's hat, dem bringt es eitel Glück:
Er läßt sich schuppen Jahr für Jahr,
Da sind's fünfhundert Gröschlein baar.

Ade, mein Kind! Ade für heut!
Der Morgenhahn im Dorfe schreit.«

Text Authorship:

  • by Eduard Mörike (1804 - 1875), "Nixe Binsefuß", appears in Schiffer- und Nixen-Mährchen, no. 2 [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 Fritz Franz Schieri (1922 - 2009), "Nixe Binsefuß", 1982/3, published 2003 [ soprano, women's chorus, and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Pauline Viardot-García (1821 - 1910), "Nixe Binsefuß", VWV 1132 (1865), published 2005 [ voice and piano ], from Drei Lieder auf Texte von Eduard Mörike, no. 2, confirmed with a CD booklet [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903), "Nixe Binsefuß", from Mörike-Lieder, no. 45 [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "La ondina `Peus de jonc´", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Judith Kellock) , "The mermaid Rushfoot", copyright © 2003, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Stéphane Goldet) (Pierre de Rosamel) , "Ondine aux pieds-de-jonc", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "L'ondina Binsefuss", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • SPA Spanish (Español) (Lourdes Leon) , "La sirena Veloceana", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 26
Word count: 145

La sirena Veloceana
Language: Spanish (Español)  after the German (Deutsch) 
La hija del espíritu de las aguas
En el hielo bajo la luna llena baila,
Riendo despreocupadamente
Al pasar por la casa del pescador

“Soy la joven Veloceana,
Debo cuidar de mis peces
Que en un cofre están encerrados
comiendo poco en el frío.
De cristal de Bohemia es el cofre,
Y así los cuento a mi antojo.

En verdad viejo pescador
¿No ves que es invierno?”
¡Ven con tus redes
yo las destrozaré!
La novia es buena y gentil,
el novio un gran cazador.

Colgaré un ramo de novia
Hecho de juncos frente a la casa.
Y una pica de plata 
de los tiempos del Rey Arturo.
Es una obra de arte hecha por un enano orfebre
Que da buena suerte a su dueño
Se puede limpiar cada año
Y obtener 500 duros.

¡Adiós, hijo mío, adiós por ahora!
Ya canta el gallo en el pueblo.”

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to Spanish (Español) copyright © 2023 by Lourdes Leon, (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 (Deutsch) by Eduard Mörike (1804 - 1875), "Nixe Binsefuß", appears in Schiffer- und Nixen-Mährchen, no. 2
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This text was added to the website: 2023-08-27
Line count: 26
Word count: 147

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