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by Wilhelm Müller (1794 - 1827)
Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Eine blaue Schurze
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG FRE
Eine blaue Schurze
hast du mir gegeben,
Mutter, schad' ums Färben,
Mutter, schad' ums Weben!
Morgen in der Frühe
wird sie bleich erscheinen,
will zu Nacht so lange
Tränen auf sie weinen.

Und wenn meine Tränen
es nicht schaffen können,
wie sie immer strömen,
wie sie immer brennen,
wird mein Liebster kommen
und mir Wasser bringen,
wird sich Meereswasser
aus den Locken ringen.

Denn er liegt da unten
in des Meeres Grunde,
und wenn ihm die Wogen
rauschen diese Kunde,
dass ich hier soll freien
und ihm treulos werden,
aus der Tiefe steigt er
auf zur bösen Erden.

In die Kirche soll ich --
nun, ich will ja kommen,
will mich fromm gesellen
zu den andern Frommen.
Lasst mich am Altare
still vorüberziehen;
denn dort ist mein Plätzchen,
wo die Witwen knien.

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Wilhelm Müller, Gedichte, Berlin, Behr, 1906, pages 279 - 280.


Text Authorship:

  • by Wilhelm Müller (1794 - 1827), "Die Braut", appears in Lyrische Reisen und epigrammatische Spaziergänge, in Muscheln von der Insel Rügen [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 Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Die Braut", alternate title: "Von der Insel Rügen", op. 44 (Zwölf Lieder und Romanzen für Frauenchor a capella oder mit willk. Pianofortebegleitung) no. 11 (1859-60?), published 1867 [ SSAA chorus with optional piano ], Leipzig, Rieter-Biedermann [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Wilhelm Herzberg (1819 - 1847), "Die Braut", op. 2 (Sieben Lieder für Alt oder Mezzo-Sopran mit Pianoforte) no. 4 [ alto or mezzo-soprano and piano ], Magdeburg, Heinrichshofen Verlag [sung text not yet checked]

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The bride", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "La fiancée", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2005-08-29
Line count: 32
Word count: 131

La fiancée
Language: French (Français)  after the German (Deutsch) 
C'est un tablier bleu
Que tu m'as donné,
Mère, dommage pour la couleur,
Mère, dommage pour le tissu,
Demain au petit matin
Ils apparaîtront blanchis,
Cette nuit je vais longtemps,
Sur lui, verser des larmes.

Et si mes larmes
N'y arrivent pas
A force de toujours couler,
A force de toujours brûler,
Alors viendra mon bien-aimé,
Il m'apportera de l'eau,
De l'eau de mer
En tordant ses boucles.

Car il gît là, en-bas,
Au fond de la mer,
Et lorsque les vagues
Lui murmureront la nouvelle,
Que je dois me marier
Et lui devenir infidèle,
Il remontera des profondeurs
Sur cette mauvaise terre.

Je dois aller à l'église
Oui, maintenant je vais y aller,
Pieusement je me joindrai
Aux autres dévots.
Laissez-moi devant l'autel
Passer en silence ;
Car ma place est là-bas,
Où s'agenouillent les veuves.

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2010 by Pierre Mathé, (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 Wilhelm Müller (1794 - 1827), "Die Braut", appears in Lyrische Reisen und epigrammatische Spaziergänge, in Muscheln von der Insel Rügen
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This text was added to the website: 2010-10-22
Line count: 32
Word count: 136

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