by (Karl) Theodor Körner (1791 - 1813)
Translation Singable translation by Gwendolen Gore

Ständchen
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Schläfst du, oder wachst du,
Herzlieb, Herzlieb, Herzlieb?
Es schleicht zu deinem Fenster
Ein Dieb, ein Dieb, ein Dieb.

Er möchte Küsse stehlen,
O gib, o gib, o gib,
Es hat fühwahr dich Keiner,
So lieb, so lieb, so lieb.

Halt fest mit weichen Armen,
Herzlieb, Herzlieb, Herzlieb,
Halt gefangen und umfangen
Den Dieb, den Dieb, den Dieb!

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  • ENG English [singable] (Gwendolen Gore) , title 1: "Serenade"


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Serenade
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch) 
Tell me if thou sleepest,
My love, my love, heart's-gold?
A thief stands 'neath thy window,
So bold, so bold, so bold.

He fain would steal a kiss, love,
Oh give, oh give, oh give, 
And ever by thy smile, love,
He'll live, he'll live, he'll live.

Thy soft white arms around him,
Enfold, oh love, enfold,
And that thief, love, keep forever,
So bold, so bold, so bold!

From the Blumenthal score.

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Researcher for this page: Harry Joelson

This text was added to the website: 2009-07-23
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Word count: 69