by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796)
Translation by Heinrich Leuthold (1827 - 1879)
O Mally's meek, Mally's sweet
Language: Scottish (Scots)
O Mally's meek, Mally's sweet, Mally's modest and discreet, Mally's rare, Mally's fair, Mally's ev'ry way compleat. As I was walking up the street, A barefit maid I chanc'd to meet, But O, the road was very hard For that fair maiden's tender feet. It were mair meet, that those fine feet Were weel laced up in silken shoon, And twere more fit that she should sit Within yon chariot gilt aboon, Her yellow hair, beyond compare, Comes trinkling down her swan white neck, And her two eyes, like stars in skies, Would keep a sinking ship frae wreck. O Mally's meek, Mally's sweet, Mally's modest and discreet, Mally's rare, Mally's fair, Mally's ev'ry way compleat.
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Text Authorship:
- by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), "O Mally's meek, Mally's sweet" [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 (Henry) Walford Davies, Sir (1869 - 1941), "Mally", op. 10 no. 2, published 1900 [ voice and piano ], from Two Love Songs, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Heinrich Leuthold (1827 - 1879) ; composed by Max Zenger.
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2022-01-08
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Word count: 116
Mariechen süß
Language: German (Deutsch) after the Scottish (Scots)
Mariechen süß, Mariechen klein, Marie ist klug und bescheiden, Marie ist hold, Marie ist fein, Marie ist schön zum Beneiden. Ein barfuß' Mädchen zog dahin die Straß' und bot mir Grüße, doch viel zu rauh der Weg mir schien für dieses Mädchens Füße. Ihr zarter Fuß, so nett und klein, sollt' seid'ne Schuhe tragen, und auch viel besser würd' es sein, sie säß' im gold'nen Wagen. Schwanweiß durch ihr blondwallend Haar sieht man den Nacken blinken; ihr leuchtend Sternenaugenpaar erhöb' ein Schiff im Sinken. Mariechen süß, Mariechen klein, Marie ist klug und bescheiden, Marie ist hold, Marie ist fein, Marie ist schön zum Beneiden.
Text Authorship:
Based on:
- a text in Scottish (Scots) by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), "O Mally's meek, Mally's sweet"
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Max Zenger (1837 - 1911), "Mariechen süß", op. 15 (3 Lieder für eine Tenorstimme mit Pianoforte-Begleitung) no. 3 [ tenor and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website: 2024-08-10
Line count: 20
Word count: 104