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Mein Mädel hat einen Rosenmund, Und wer ihn küßt, der wird gesund; O du! o du! o du! O du schwarzbraunes Mägdelein, Du la la la la! Du läßt mir keine Ruh! Die Wangen sind wie Morgenröt Wie sie steht überm Winterschnee. O du, o du, o du! O du, schwarzbraunes Mägdelein, du lalalalala! Du läßt mir keine Ruh! Dein Augen sind wie die Nacht so schwarz, Wenn nur zwei Sternlein funkeln drin; O du! o du! o du! O du schwarzbraunes Mägdelein, Du la la la la! Du läßt mir keine Ruh! Du Mädel bist wie der Himmel gut, Wenn er über uns blau sich wölben tut; O du! o du! o du! O du schwarzbraunes Mägdelein, Du la la la la! Du läßt mir keine Ruh!
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), "Mein Mädel hat einen Rosenmund", WoO. 33 no. 25, published [1894], from Deutsche Volkslieder, no. 25, Berlin, N. Simrock [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Linda Godry) , title 1: "My lassie's mouth is like a rosebud", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Bertram Kottmann) , title 1: "My lassie, you have rosy lips", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , title 1: "Ma mignonne a une bouche comme la rose", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , title 1: "Mijn meisje heeft een rozenmond", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- IRI Irish (Gaelic) [singable] (Gabriel Rosenstock) , title 1: "Mar rós atá a béilín mín", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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My lassie's mouth is like a rosebud and he who kisses it will thrive on it. Oh you, oh you, oh you! Oh you my darkbrown lassie You lalalala, you lalalala I can't stop thinking about you. Your eyes are as black as the night, with two stars sparkling in them. Oh you, oh you, oh you! Oh you my darkbrown lassie You lalalala, you lalalala I can't stop thinking about you. My lass you are as pure as heaven arching blue above us. Oh you, oh you, oh you! Oh you my darkbrown lassie You lalalala, you lalalala I can't stop thinking about you.
Authorship
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2005 by Linda Godry, (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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- a text in German (Deutsch) from Volkslieder (Folksongs)
This text was added to the website: 2005-02-19
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