Mon bien-aimé est si petit que sans se baisser

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by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914)

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Mein Liebster ist so klein, daß ohne...

Language: German (Deutsch) after the Italian (Italiano)

Our translations: CAT ENG FRE

Mein Liebster ist so klein, daß ohne Bücken
Er mir das Zimmer fegt mit seinen Locken.
Als er ins Gärtlein ging, Jasmin zu pflücken,
Ist er vor einer Schnecke sehr erschrocken.
Dann setzt' er sich ins Haus um zu verschnaufen,
Da warf ihn eine Fliege übern Haufen;
Und als er hintrat an mein Fensterlein,
Stieß eine Bremse ihm den Schädel ein.
Verwünscht sei'n alle Fliegen, Schnaken, Bremsen
Und wer ein Schätzchen hat aus den Maremmen!
Verwünscht sei'n alle Fliegen, Schnaken, Mücken
Und wer sich, wenn er küßt, so tief muß bücken!

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Paul Heyse, Italienisches Liederbuch, Berlin: Verlag von Wilhelm Hertz (Bessersche Buchhandlung), 1860, page 16.

Text Authorship:

by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), no title, appears in Italienisches Liederbuch, in Rispetti, in Toscanisch, no. 34, first published 1860 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Based on:

a text in Italian (Italiano) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "E lo mio damo è tanto piccolino", appears in Canti popolari toscani. Raccolti e annotati da Giuseppe Tigri, Firenze, Barbera, first published 1856
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903), "Mein Liebster ist so klein, daß ohne Bücken", 1890-6, from Italienisches Liederbuch, no. 15 [sung text checked 1 time]

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 (Donna (Bareket) Breitzer) , "My sweetheart is so small, that without stooping", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Alberto Pedrotti , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2003-12-29
Line count: 12
Word count: 91

Mon bien‑aimé est si petit que sans se...

Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)

Mon bien-aimé est si petit que sans se baisser
Il balaie la chambre pour moi avec ses boucles.
Quand il est arrivé dans le petit jardin pour cueillir du jasmin,
Il a eu très peur d'un escargot.
Alors il s'est assis dans la maison pour reprendre son souffle,
Là une mouche l'a frappé et l'a fait culbuter ;
Et quand il s'est présenté à ma petite fenêtre,
Un taon l'a frappé sur son crâne.
Maudites soient-ils tous, mouches, moustiques, taons
Et tous ceux qui ont un petit trésor de la Maremme !
Maudites soient-ils tous, mouches, moustiques, moucherons
Et tous ceux qui doivent se baisser si bas pour un baiser !

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Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2010 by Guy Laffaille, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), no title, appears in Italienisches Liederbuch, in Rispetti, in Toscanisch, no. 34, first published 1860
- Go to the text page.

Based on:

a text in Italian (Italiano) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "E lo mio damo è tanto piccolino", appears in Canti popolari toscani. Raccolti e annotati da Giuseppe Tigri, Firenze, Barbera, first published 1856
- Go to the text page.

This text was added to the website: 2010-09-29
Line count: 12
Word count: 108