How the moon gazes in such a friendly manner

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by Adolf Grimminger (1827 - 1903)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Wie der Mond so freundlich schaut

Language: Swabian (Schwäbisch)

Our translations: ENG

Wie der Mond so freundlich [schaut]¹
  Über Busch und Hecke! 
Nachtigall sing net so laut,
  Möcht'scht meĩ' Schätzle wecke.

Wo die schönschte Rösle sind,
  Ischt ihr Fenschterlädle; 
Mit de Rösle schpielt der Wind,
  Aber mir g'hört 's Mädle.

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

• H. Zumpe

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Confirmed with Adolf Grimminger, Mei' Derhoim. Gedichte in schwäbischer Mundart, Dritte vermehrte Auflage, Stuttgart: Verlag der J.G. Cotta'schen Buchhandlung, 1876, page 85.

¹ Zumpe: "strahlt"

Text Authorship:

by Adolf Grimminger (1827 - 1903), "Nachts" [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 Arnold Krug (1849 - 1904), "Nachts", op. 18 (Vier schwäbische Lieder im Volkston für 4 Männerstimmen) no. 4, published 1880 [ vocal quartet of male voices ], Leipzig, Forberg [sung text not yet checked]
by Hermann Zumpe , "Unterm Fenschter", published 1903 [ voice and piano ], from Aus dem schöne Schwabeländche, no. 2, in the collection Im Volkston: moderne Volkslieder komponiert für Die Woche, Druck und Verlag von August Scherl G.m.b.H. Berlin [sung text checked 1 time]

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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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How the moon gazes in such a friendly...

Language: English after the Swabian (Schwäbisch)

How the moon [gazes]¹ in such a friendly manner
  Over bush and hedge!
Nightingale, do not sing so loudly,
  You might waken my darling.

Where the most beautiful roses are,
  That is her window-shutter;
The wind plays with the roses,
  But the maiden belongs to me.

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Translations of title(s):
"Nachts" = "At night"
"Unterm Fenschter" = "Under the window"

¹ Zumpe: "shines"

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a text in Swabian (Schwäbisch) by Adolf Grimminger (1827 - 1903), "Nachts"
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This text was added to the website: 2021-07-02
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Word count: 47