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Schwesterlein, Schwesterlein, wann gehn wir nach Haus? »Morgen wenn die Hahnen krähn, Wolln wir nach Hause gehn, Brüderlein, Brüderlein, dann gehn wir nach Haus.« Schwesterlein, Schwesterlein, wann gehn wir nach Haus? Morgen, wenn der Tag anbricht, eh end't die Freude nicht, Brüderlein, Brüderlein, der fröhliche Braus. Schwesterlein, Schwesterlein, wohl ist es Zeit. »Mein Liebster tanzt mit mir, Geh ich, tanzt er mit ihr, Brüderlein, Brüderlein, laß du mich heut.« Schwesterlein, Schwesterlein, was bist du blaß? »Das macht der Morgenschein Auf meinen Wängelein, Brüderlein, Brüderlein, die vom Taue naß.« Schwesterlein, Schwesterlein, du wankest so matt? »Suche die Kammertür, Suche mein Bettlein mir Brüderlein, es wird fein unterm Rasen sein.«
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Authorship
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), "Schwesterlein", WoO. posth. 37 no. 1 (1859-62), from 16 Deutsche Volkslieder, no. 1. [text verified 1 time]
- by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Schwesterlein", WoO. 33 no. 15, published [1894], from Deutsche Volkslieder, no. 15, Berlin, N. Simrock [text verified 1 time]
- by Julius Joseph Maier (1821 - 1889), "Schwesterlein, Schwesterlein", published 1850-4 [SATB quartet], from Deutsche Volkslieder, Heft II no. 6 [text not verified]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Leonard J[ordan] Lehrman) , title 1: "Sister dear", copyright © 1996, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Lidy van Noordenburg) , title 1: "Zusje, wanneer gaan we naar huis?", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , title 1: "Sorellina, sorellina mia", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , title 1: "Zusje lief", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , title 1: "Petite sœur, petite sœur, quand rentrons-nous à la maison ?", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
Text added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Last modified: 2014-06-16 10:01:55
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Word count: 108
"Sister dear, when are we going home?" "Tomorrow morning when the cocks crow, Brother dear, that's when we'll go home." "Sister dear, it's about time now." "My darling is dancing with me. If I go, he'll dance with her. Brother dear, leave me now." "Sister dear, why are you so pale?" "It's the morning glow on my cheeks, Brother dear, which are wet with dew." "Sister dear, why are you shaking so dizzily?" "Find my chamber door, my little bed, Brother dear, it will be nice To lie beneath the grass."
Authorship
- by Leonard J[ordan] Lehrman (b. 1949), "Sister dear", copyright © 1996, (re)printed on this website with kind permission [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
- a text in German (Deutsch) from Volkslieder (Folksongs)
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
Text added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Last modified: 2014-06-16 10:01:55
Line count: 15
Word count: 91