Thu' nicht so spröde, schönes Kind, Wenn ich noch spät vorübergeh' Und fasse Dein weiches Händchen lind Und heimlich einen Kuß erfleh' -- Der Dir so schöne Huldigung Gebracht in reinem Liebesschmuck, Der braucht wohl nicht Entschuldigung Für einen Kuß und Händedruck. Es wird ein jeder Kuß von Dir Ein klingend Lied in meinem Mund -- Und jeder Händedruck giebt mir Zu einem neuen Kusse Grund!
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Confirmed with Die Lieder des Mirza-Schaffy mit einem Prolog von Friedrich Bodenstedt, Einunddreißigste Auflage, Berlin, Verlag der Königlichen Geheimen Ober-Hofbuchdruckerei, 1870, page 125.
Text Authorship:
- by Friedrich Martin von Bodenstedt (1819 - 1892), no title, appears in Die Lieder des Mirza-Schaffy, in Nachklänge aus der Schule der Weisheit, no. 4 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Azerbaijani (Azərbaycan dili) by Mirzə Şəfi Vazeh (1794 - 1852) [text unavailable]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Ferdinand Oskar Eichberg (1845 - 1898), "Thu' nicht so spröde, schönes Kind", op. 10 no. 6, published 1882 [ voice and piano ], from Hafisa. Ein Liedercyklus aus Bodenstedt's Mirza-Schaffy , no. 6, Berlin, Paez [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hans Hermann (1870 - 1931), "Thu' nicht so spröde, schönes Kind", op. 33 (Vier Gesänge für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1895 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Plothow [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hermann Marschall (1839 - 1888), "Thu nicht so spröde schönes Kind", op. 11 no. 4, published 1874 [ voice and piano ], from Die Lieder des Mirza-Schaffy. Nachklänge aus der Schule der Weisheit, no. 4, Leipzig, Kahnt [sung text not yet checked]
- by Anton Grigoryevich Rubinstein (1829 - 1894), "Tu' nicht so spröde, schönes Kind", op. 34 no. 11 (1854), from Zwölf Lieder von Mirza-Schaffy, no. 11, also set in Russian (Русский) [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Anton Rückauf (1855 - 1903), "Thu nicht so spröde, liebes Kind", op. 2 no. 1, published 1882 [ voice and piano ], from Vier Lieder des Mirza Schaffy für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 1, Wien, Wetzler [sung text not yet checked]
- by Franz Wüllner (1832 - 1902), "Thu' nicht so spröde, schönes Kind", op. 8 (6 Gesänge aus den Liedern des Mirza Schaffy v. Fr. Bodenstedt) no. 4, published 1859 [sung text not yet checked]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in Russian (Русский), a translation by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893) ; composed by Anton Grigoryevich Rubinstein.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English [singable] (Constance Bache) (William Stigand, né Stigant) , "Be not so coy, beloved child"
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2003-11-13
Line count: 12
Word count: 64
Be not so coy, beloved child, When I go by thy lattice late And touch thy soft hand with pressure mild, And for a look imploring wait. He who such homage fair hath laid In love's best tribute at thy feet, Needs no excuses to have made, For touch of hand or glances sweet. For ev'ry look I get from thee, Doth give my spirit angelwings, And if my hand but rests on thine, My spirit like a Peri sings.
Text Authorship:
- Singable translation possibly by Constance Bache (1846 - 1903), "Be not so coy, beloved child" [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
- Singable translation possibly by William Stigand, né Stigant (1825 - 1915), "Be not so coy, beloved child" [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Martin von Bodenstedt (1819 - 1892), no title, appears in Die Lieder des Mirza-Schaffy, in Nachklänge aus der Schule der Weisheit, no. 4
Based on:
- a text in Azerbaijani (Azərbaycan dili) by Mirzə Şəfi Vazeh (1794 - 1852) [text unavailable]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- [ None yet in the database ]
Researcher for this page: Harry Joelson
This text was added to the website: 2011-06-23
Line count: 12
Word count: 80