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Mädchen: Hast gesagt, du willst mich nehmen, So bald der Sommer kommt! Der Sommer ist gekommen, ja kommen, Du hast mich nicht genommen, ja nommen! Geh', Büble, geh'! Geh', nehm' mich! Gelt, ja? Gelt, ja? Gelt, ja du nimmst mich noch? Büble: Wie soll ich dich denn nehmen, Dieweil ich doch schon hab'? Und wenn ich halt an dich gedenk', So mein' ich alle weile: Ich wär' schon bei dir!
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Text Authorship:
- from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , appears in Des Knaben Wunderhorn [author's text not yet checked 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) August Bungert (1845 - 1915), "Nimm mich doch", op. 49 no. 38, published 1894 [ voice and piano ], from Neue Volkslieder nach alten und neuen Gedichte und Handwerker-Lieder, no. 38, Leipzig, Leede [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911), "Starke Einbildungskraft", published 1892 [ voice and piano ], Mainz, Schott [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Arnold Mendelssohn (1855 - 1933), "Hast gesagt, du willst mich nehmen", published 1900 [ mixed chorus ], from Sechs Lieder für gemischten Chor, no. 6, Leipzig, Hug & Co. [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Strong imagination", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Forte imagination", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Immaginazione sfrenata", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 13
Word count: 70
Girl: You said that you wanted to take me, As soon as Summer came! The summer has come, yes come, But you have not taken me, not taken me! Hey, boy! Take me! Eh, yes? Won't you? Won't you take me yet? Boy: Why should I then take you, If I already have you? When I think of you, It seems to me the entire time, That I am already with you!
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) , appears in Des Knaben Wunderhorn
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 13
Word count: 72