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Mein Vater hat gesagt, Ich soll das Kindlein wiegen, Er will mir auf den Abend Drei Gaggeleier sieden; Siedt er mir drei, Ißt er mir zwei, Und ich mag nicht wiegen Um ein einziges Ei. Mein Mutter hat gesagt, Ich soll die Mägdlein verraten, Sie wollt mir auf den Abend Drei Vögelein braten; Brät sie mir drei, Ißt sie mir zwei, Um ein einziges Vöglein Treib ich [kein]1 Verräterei. Mein Schätzlein hat gesagt, Ich [soll]2 sein gedenken, Er wöllt mir auf den Abend Drei Küßlein auch schenken; Schenkt er mir drei, Bleibt's nicht dabei, Was kümmert michs Vöglein, Was schiert mich das Ei.
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View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Ludwig Achim's von Arnim Sämmtliche Werke, Siebzehnter Band, Berlin, Expedition des v. Arnimschen Verlags, 1846, p. 28.
Note: in stanza 2, line 7, "einziges" is "einzig" in some editions of Strauss.
1 Weingartner: "nicht"2 Weingartner: "solle"
Text Authorship:
- from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Hat gesagt -- bleibts nicht dabei", appears in Des Knaben Wunderhorn [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 Bror Beckman (1866 - 1922), "Hat gesagt - bleibt's nicht dabei", op. 19 (Fyra visor vid Piano) no. 1 (1910), also set in Swedish (Svenska) [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Arnold Mendelssohn (1855 - 1933), "Schnadahüpfel", published 1900 [ mixed chorus ], from Sechs Lieder für gemischten Chor, no. 5, Leipzig, Hug & Co. [sung text not yet checked]
- by Max Reger (1873 - 1916), "Hat gesagt - bleibt's nicht dabei", op. 75 (Achtzehn Gesänge) no. 12 (1903) [ medium voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Richard Georg Strauss (1864 - 1949), "Hat gesagt - bleibt's nicht dabei", op. 36 (Vier Lieder für 1 hohe Stimme -- für 1 tiefe Stimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3 (1897-98), published 1898 [ voice and piano ], München, Aibl Verlag [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Theodor Streicher (1874 - 1940), "Hat gesagt - bleibt's nicht dabei", published 1903, from Dreissig Lieder aus Des Knaben Wunderhorn, no. 27 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Felix Paul Weingartner (1863 - 1942), "Hat gesagt - bleibt's nicht dabei", op. 84 (Fünf Lieder) no. 3 [ high voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Richard Wetz (1875 - 1935), "Aus des Knaben Wunderhorn", op. 7 (Fünf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 5, published 1900 [ voice and piano ], Breslau, Hainauer [sung text not yet checked]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in Swedish (Svenska), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Bror Beckman.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "He has said - but it won't stop at that", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Elle a dit - Je ne m'en contenterai point", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 24
Word count: 103
My father has said that I should rock the child; and in the evening he will boil three eggs for me. If he boils me three, he will eat two [himself], and I don't want to rock for just one egg. My mother has said that I should tell on the maids; and in the evening she will roast three birds; if she roasts me three she will eat two [herself], and for just one bird I'm not tempted to be a traitor. My sweetheart has said that I should think of him, and in the evening he will give me three little kisses. If he gives me three, it won't stop at that. What do I care about a little bird - why should I concern myself over an egg?
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Hat gesagt -- bleibts nicht dabei", appears in Des Knaben Wunderhorn
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 24
Word count: 130