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Ei, schmollte mein Vater nicht wach und im Schlaf, So sagt' ich ihm, wen ich im Gärtelein traf. Und schmolle nur, Vater, und schmolle nur fort, Ich traf den Geliebten im Gärtelein dort. Ei, zankte mein Vater nicht wieder sich ab, So sagt' ich ihm, was der Geliebte mir gab. Und zanke nur, Vater, mein Väterchen du, Er gab mir ein Küßchen und eines dazu. Ei, klänge dem Vater nicht staunend das Ohr, So sagt' ich ihm, was der Geliebte mir schwor. Und staune nur, Vater, und staune noch mehr, Du gibst mich doch einmal mit Freuden noch her. Mir schwor der Geliebte so fest und gewiß, Bevor er aus meiner Umarmung sich riß: Ich hätte am längsten zu Hause gesäumt, Bis lustig im Felde die Weizensaat keimt.
Text Authorship:
- by Josef Wenzig (1807 - 1876), "Des Liebsten Schwur", appears in Westslawischer Märchenschatz, Leipzig, first published 1857 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Czech (Čeština) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) [text unavailable]
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), "Des Liebsten Schwur", op. 69 (Neun Gesänge) no. 4 (1877), published 1877, first performed 1877 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Simrock [sung text checked 1 time]
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "El jurament de l’estimat", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "De eed van mijn liefste", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "My beloved's oath", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Le serment de mon bien-aimé", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Il giuramento dell'amato", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2003-11-05
Line count: 16
Word count: 128
Ei, si el pare no fes mala cara quan dorm o està despert, li diria amb qui m’he trobat al jardí. I fes mala cara, pare, segueix fent mala cara, m’he trobat amb l’estimat allà al jardí. Ei, si el meu pare no tornés a rondinar, li diria el que l’estimat em donà. I rondina, pare, tu pare meu, tant com vulguis, ell em donà un bes i un altre encara. Ei, si no sonés tan sorprenent a les orelles del meu pare, li diria el que l’estimat em jurà. I segueix-te sorprenent pare, mai de grat em donaràs a ell. L’estimat, segur i convençut, em jurà, abans de deseixir-se dels meus braços, que jo restaria a casa només fins que el blat hagi crescut als camps.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Catalan (Català) copyright © 2022 by Salvador Pila, (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 German (Deutsch) by Josef Wenzig (1807 - 1876), "Des Liebsten Schwur", appears in Westslawischer Märchenschatz, Leipzig, first published 1857
Based on:
- a text in Czech (Čeština) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) [text unavailable]
This text was added to the website: 2022-05-29
Line count: 16
Word count: 127