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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

Mägdlein am Spinnrad wacht
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Mägdlein am Spinnrad wacht 
Einsam traurig Tag und Nacht!
Fern des Bächleins Wasser sprang,
Wind weht leis, die Drossel sang!

Zweiglein man holt im Wald,
Werd' ich [nicht geholt]1 auch bald?
Zeit entflieht, 's geht [hin]2 das Jahr,
Niemand führt mich zum Altar.

Spinn, spinn! Spinn Tochter mein,
Morgen kommt der [Freier dein]3! 
Tochter spann, die Thräne rann,
Niemals kam der Freiersmann.

Available sung texts:   ← What is this?

•   R. Leberl 

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Confirmed with Liederbuch, Herausgegeben vom Verbande Deutscher Post- u. Telegraphen-Assistenten, Berlin: Selbstverlag des Verbandes Deutscher Post- u. Telegraphen-Assistenten, 1898, page 91.

1 Leberl: "geholt nicht"
2 Leberl: "sie"
3 Leberl: "Freiersmann"

Text Authorship:

  • from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , no title [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 Rudolf Leberl (1884 - 1952), "Mägdlein am Spinnrad", op. 24 (Acht Gitarrenlieder) no. 7 (1924), published 2006 [ voice and guitar ], Frankfurt am Main: Laurentius-Musikverlag [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The maiden at the spinning wheel", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2021-09-08
Line count: 12
Word count: 65

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