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by Elisabeth Pauline Ottilie Luise zu Wied, Prinzessin (1843 - 1916), as Carmen Sylva

Die Bitte
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Lieb' Muttchen! nimm mich auf den Schooß!
Ich bin so müde nun!
Das Zimmer wird so weit und groß --
Es dunkelt, laß mich ruhn!

Dann, Muttchen! sing' mir auch ein Lied,
Und Märchen sage mir,
Worin was Schreckliches geschieht --
Und Beide gruseln wir!

Und Muttchen! -- wenn mein Kopf gedrückt --
Du weißt -- an meinen Platz,
Dann sprich, ganz nah' zu mir gebückt!
Mein süßer, kleiner Schatz!

Text Authorship:

  • by Elisabeth Pauline Ottilie Luise zu Wied, Prinzessin (1843 - 1916), as Carmen Sylva, "Die Bitte", appears in Meine Ruh, in 3. Mutter und Kind, first published 1885 [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 Julius Sachs (1830 - 1887), "Die Bitte", op. 79 (Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1885 [ voice and piano ], Hamburg, Leichssenring [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Georg Schumann (1866 - 1952), "Die Bitte", op. 11 (Fünf Lieder für Gesang und Klavier) no. 4, published 1895 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2010-04-03
Line count: 12
Word count: 65

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