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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Translation © by Grant Hicks

Swaz hie gat umbe

Language: Mittelhochdeutsch

Our translations: ENG ITA SPA

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Chorus
 Swaz hie gat umbe
 daz sint alles megede,
 die wellent an man
 allen disen sumer gan.

Semi-Chorus
 Chume, chum, geselle min,
 ih enbite harte din,
 ih enbite harte din,
 chum, chum, geselle min.

 Suzer rosenvarwer munt,
 chum unde mache mich gesunt,
 chum unde mache mich gesunt,
 suzer rosenvarwer munt.

Text Authorship:

by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, appears in Carmina Burana: Cantiones profanae, first published c1300 [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 Carl Orff (1895 - 1982), "Swaz hie gat umbe", 1935-6 [ chorus and semi-chorus ], from Carmina Burana, no. 9 [sung text checked 1 time]

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

ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Sono tutte fanciulle", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
SPA Spanish (Español) (Saúl Botero Restrepo) , "Giran en corro", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani

This text was added to the website: 2011-04-24
Line count: 14
Word count: 50

Whatever is going on here

Language: English after the Mittelhochdeutsch

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Chorus
 Whatever is going on here,
 these are all maidens 
 who wish to go without men 
 this whole summer.

Semi-Chorus
 Come, come my beloved,
 I await you eagerly,
 I await you eagerly,
 come, come, my beloved.

 Sweet rose-colored mouth,
 come and make me well,
 come and make me well,
 sweet rose-colored mouth.

Text Authorship:

Translation from Mittelhochdeutsch to English copyright © 2026 by Grant Hicks, (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 Mittelhochdeutsch by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist , appears in Carmina Burana: Cantiones profanae, first published c1300
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This text was added to the website: 2026-09-24
Line count: 14
Word count: 52