Swabian folk song | You delightful little darling

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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Schwäbisches Volkslied

Language: Swabian (Schwäbisch)

Our translations: ENG

Herziges Schätzle du,
Hast mir auch all mei Ruh
G'stohlen, du loser Dieb,
Hab di doch lieb!
Wenn dir ins dunkelblau,
Funkelhell Schelmaug' schau,
Mein' i, i säh in mein
Himmelreich ['nein]¹.

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

• R. Franz • P. Rödelberger

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Confirmed with Die Bauhütte. Zeitung für Freimaurer, Volume 30, Leipzig, Druck und Verlag von J. G. Findel, 1887, page 196.

¹ Franz: "'nein./ In mein Himmelreich hinein"

Text Authorship:

from Volkslieder (Folksongs) [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 Henning Karl Adam von Koss (1855 - 1913), "Schwäbisches Volkslied", op. 4 (Vier Lieder für 1 mittlere Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 4, published 1887 [ medium voice and piano ], Berlin, Glas [sung text not yet checked]
by Erik Meyer-Helmund (1861 - 1932), "Schwäbisches Volkslied", op. 25 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1886 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Bote & Bock [sung text not yet checked]

The text above (or a part of it) is used in the following settings:

by Robert Franz (1815 - 1892), "Herziges Schätzle du", op. 50 (Sechs Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1 (1879), published 1879 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Leuckart
by Philipp Rödelberger ( flourished c.1900 ), "Herziges Schätzle du!", published 1903 [ voice and piano ], in the collection Im Volkston II. Sammlung: moderne Preislieder komponiert für Die Woche, Druck und Verlag von August Scherl G.m.b.H. Berlin

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

Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2003-11-08
Line count: 8
Word count: 34

Swabian folk song

Language: English after the Swabian (Schwäbisch)

You delightful little darling,
You have stolen all my peace,
You wanton thief,
Yet I love you!
When I gaze into your dark blue,
Brightly sparkling, impish eyes,
I think that I am looking
Into my personal heaven.

Text Authorship:

Translation from Swabian (Schwäbisch) to English copyright © 2021 by Sharon Krebs, (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 Swabian (Schwäbisch) from Volkslieder (Folksongs)
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This text was added to the website: 2021-08-05
Line count: 8
Word count: 38