Remorse | In my homeland I had a lass, loving and good

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by Ignaz Franz Castelli (1781 - 1862)

Translation © by Johann Winkler

Die Reu'

Language: German (Lower Austrian)

Our translations: ENG

Håb g'håbt in meiner Heimat dort a Dirnd'l lieb und gut,
bin åber 'gången von ihr fort; o wie's mih reu'n tut!
O Dirnd'l, liebstes Dirnd'l mein,
könnt' ih nur wieder bei dir sein.
O Dirnd'l, liebstes Dirnd'l mein,
könnt' ih bei dir nur sein!

Ih kenn' jetzt fremde Dirnd'ln viel, bin üb'råll umag'fåhr'n,
håb'n ålle 'trieb'n mit mir ihr Spiel und håb'n mih g'håbt zum Nårr'n.
O Dirnd'l etc.

Z' Paris, då håt mih eine 'druckt und busselt, und dåss wie!
An sauber'n håt's gleich d'rauf erguckt, und då wår's aus mit mir.
O Dirnd'l etc.

In Ungarn und in Polenland sind's besser um kein Håar,
sie schwätz'n, fålsch sind's ålle z'såmm', wås red'n, is nit wåhr.
O Dirnd'l etc.

Ihr Bub'n in Öst'rreich, glaubt's mein Wort: Drauss't ist's går wunderlih,
drum geht nit von der Heimat fort, sunst ruft's ihr so wie ih:
O Dirnd'l etc.

Text Authorship:

by Ignaz Franz Castelli (1781 - 1862) [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 Ludwig Joseph Kramolin (1805 - 1884), as Ludwig Cramolini, "Die Reu'", from Heimatklänge, vier Lieder in österreichischer Mundart, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (Johann Winkler) , "Remorse", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2025-12-06
Line count: 18
Word count: 148

Remorse

Language: English after the German (Lower Austrian)

In my homeland I had a lass, loving and good,
but I left her; o how do I repent of that!
O my lass, my beloved,
could I but be with you once more!
O my lass, my beloved,
could I be with you!

I know many foreign lasses now, I've gone everywhere;
all of them only played with me and made a fool of me.
O my lass etc.

In Paris there was one that embraced and kissed me passionately,
then she spotted a more handsome fellow, and that was the end of it.
O my lass etc.

In Hungary and Poland they're not a bit better,
they talk, deceive and lie like mad.
O my lass etc.

You lads in Austria, believe me: Foreigners are quite strange,
therefore don't leave your homeland, or you'll join me in singing:
O my lass etc.

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This text was added to the website: 2025-12-06
Line count: 18
Word count: 144