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Ein Stündlein sind sie beisammen gewes't, Ein Stündlein läuft so geschwind, Und saßen sich Herz an Herzen fest. Denn die Liebe, die kommt wie der Wind. Du junger Gesell, nun hüte dich fein, Nun hüte dich, schönes Kind, Und verriegele gut deines Herzens Schrein - Denn die Liebe, die geht wie der Wind!
Confirmed with Gesammelte Werke von Paul Heyse. Erster Band. Gedichte, Berlin, Verlag von Wilhelm Hertz, 1872, page 6. Previously published without a title.
Authorship:
- by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), "Hütet euch!", appears in Der Jungbrunnen: Neue Märchen von einem fahrenden Schüler, in Glückspilzchen, appears in Gedichte, in Jugendlieder, first published 1850 [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 Alexander von Fielitz (1860 - 1930), "Hütet euch!", op. 32 (Drei Duette für Frauenstimmen mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 3, published 1894 [ vocal duet for female voices and piano ], Magdeburg, Heinrichshofen Verlag [sung text not yet checked]
- by Josef Giehrl (1857 - 1893), "Hütet euch", op. 2 (Zwölf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 12, published 1884 [ voice and piano ], München, Schmid & Janke [sung text not yet checked]
- by Richard Heuberger (1850 - 1914), "Hütet euch", op. 39 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1891 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Leuckart [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Kahn (1865 - 1951), "Hütet euch!", op. 32 (Fünf Gesänge für Sopran, Alt, Tenor, Bass und Klavier) no. 3, published 1900 [ SATB quartet and piano ], Leipzig, Leuckart [sung text not yet checked]
- by Stephan Krehl (1864 - 1924), "Hütet euch", op. 5 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1890 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Alexander Zemlinsky (1871 - 1942), "Hütet euch!", op. 5 (Acht Lieder), Heft 1 no. 2 (1897?) [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Beware!", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Prenez garde", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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One little hour they spent together, One little hour runs past so quickly! And they sat, heart firmly to heart. For Love - it arrives like the wind. You, young fellow, now beware! Beware, lovely maiden - and lock up well the cupboard of your heart - for Love - it departs like the wind!
Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), "Hütet euch!", appears in Der Jungbrunnen: Neue Märchen von einem fahrenden Schüler, in Glückspilzchen, appears in Gedichte, in Jugendlieder, first published 1850
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 55