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by Rudolph Baumbach (1840 - 1905)

Spielmann, wann hast du das Lied erdacht
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Spielmann, wann hast du das Lied erdacht,
Das du uns nächten gesungen?
Sicherlich ist's in der Frühlingsnacht
Deinem Gemüthe entsprungen.
Rheinweinduft entquoll dem Pokal,
Und von rosigem Munde
Pflücktest du Küsse ohne Zahl--
Dreimal selige Stunde!

Spielmann spricht: "In des Schneewind's Zug
Klirrten die Fenster zersprungen,
Und es gefror mir das Wasser im Krug,
Als ich das Lied gesungen. 
Draussen im Gange in keifendem Ton
Zankte die böse Sieben,
Weil ich drei Monden den Miethzins schon
Schuldig der Hexe geblieben.["]

Confirmed with Rudolf Baumbach, Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, dreizehntes Tausend, Leipzig: Verlag von A. G. Liebeskind, 1884, pages 157-158.


Text Authorship:

  • by Rudolph Baumbach (1840 - 1905), "Spielmann, wann hast du das Lied erdacht", appears in Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen [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 Gustav Baldamus (1862 - 1933), "Spielmann, wann hast du das Lied erdacht", op. 19 no. 1, published 1891 [ ttbb chorus ], from Fahrende Gesellen. Fünf Lieder von Baumbach für Männerchor, no. 1, Berlin: Fr. Luckhardt [sung text not yet checked]

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Minstrel, when did you create the song", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2020-06-29
Line count: 16
Word count: 80

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