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Was im Netze? Schau einmal! Aber ich bin bange; Greif' ich einen süßen Aal? Greif' ich eine Schlange? Lieb' is blinde Fischerin; Sagt dem Kinde, Wo greift's hin? Schon schnellt mir's in Händen! Ach Jammer! O Lust! Mit Schmiegen und Wenden Mir schlüpft's an die Brust. Es beißt sich, o Wunder! Mir keck durch die Haut, Schießt's Herze hinunter! O Liebe, mir graut! Was tun, was beginnen? Das schaurige Ding, Es schnalzet dadrinnen, Es legt sich im Ring. Gift muß ich haben! Hier schleicht es herum, Tut wonniglich graben Und bringt mich noch um!
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Confirmed with Eduard Mörike, Gedichte Dramatisches Erzählendes, Stuttgart: J.G. Cotta’sche Buchhandlung Nachf., 1961, page 43
Authorship
- by Eduard Mörike (1804 - 1875), "Erstes Liebeslied eines Mädchens" [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 Hugo Distler (1908 - 1942), "Erstes Liebeslied eines Mädchens", op. 19 (Mörike-Chorliederbuch), Heft 2 no. 12 (1939) [ chorus ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Karl Ludwig Friedrich Hetsch (1806 - 1872), "Erstes Liebeslied eines Mädchens", published 1838/9 [ voice, guitar, and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Fritz Schieri (b. 1922), "Erstes Liebeslied eines Mädchens", 1993 [ female voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Manfred Schlenker (b. 1926), "Erstes Liebeslied eines Mädchens", published 2006 [ vocal quintet ], from Zehn Mörike-Burlesken für fünf Stimmen, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Wolfgang Ulrich (1924 - 1995), "Liebes-Lied eines Mädchen", 1982 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903), "Erstes Liebeslied eines Mädchens", from Mörike-Lieder, no. 42 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , no title, copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Premier chant d'amour d'une jeune fille", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Stéphane Goldet) (Pierre de Rosamel) , "Première chanson d'amour d'une jeunette", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Paolo Pupillo) , "Primo canto d’amore d’una fanciulla", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Qu'y a-t-il dans le filet ? Regarde ici ! Mais j'ai peur ; J'ai attrapé une douce anguille ? J'ai attrapé un serpent ? L'amour est une aveugle Pêcheuse ; Dis à ton enfant Ce qu'elle a attrapé. Déjà il file dans mes mains ! Ah, misère ! Oh, joie ! En se tordant et en se tortillant Il se glisse sur mon sein. Cela mord, ô merveille ! Hardiment à travers la peau, Cela atteint le cœur ! Ô amour, j'ai peur ! Que faire, qu'entreprendre ? L'horrible chose Claque en moi, Elle se pose en rond. Je dois avoir du venin ! Ici il se glisse tout autour, Il creuse délicieusement Et me tuera à la fin !
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2011 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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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Eduard Mörike (1804 - 1875), "Erstes Liebeslied eines Mädchens"
This text was added to the website: 2011-11-21
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Word count: 120