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by Adolf Frey (1855 - 1920)

Die Hilfreiche
Language: Swiss German (Schwizerdütsch) 
I bin e chline Pfüder
Vo sibe Johre gsi
Und mit em große Chratte
Die nasse Matten i.

I bi de gfallen Öpfel
Uf's Votters Bode no
Und ha's chum möge gschleike
Und's Müetli trole lo.

Do chunt mit einischt's Meili
Und luegt me fründlig a
Und seit:  "I will der hälfe
Und will d'r Chratte ha."

Es list mer d'Öpfel zsäme
Und het der Chratte treit,
Goht mit mer bis zum Bungert
Und het mer Adie gseit.

Scho mängischt, wenn's mer ungrad
Und lätz ergoht sidhär,
So süsz i:  "Wenn es Meili
Doch wider bi mer wär!"

Confirmed with Duß und underm Rage. Füfzg Schwizerliedli von Adolf Frey, zweite Auflage, Frauenfeld: Verlag von J. Huber, 1899. Appears in Liebe, page 26.


Text Authorship:

  • by Adolf Frey (1855 - 1920), "Die Hilfreiche", appears in Duß und underm Rafe. Füfzg Schwizerliedli , in Liebe [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 Friedrich Niggli (1875 - 1959), "Die Hilfreiche", op. 4 no. 4, published 1898 [ voice, piano ], from Sechs schweizerdeutsche Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 4, Leipzig, Hug & Co. [sung text not yet checked]

Research team for this page: Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor] , Melanie Trumbull

This text was added to the website: 2018-02-26
Line count: 20
Word count: 98

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