by Gottfried August Bürger (1747 - 1794)
Translation by Gottfried, Freiherr van Swieten (1733 - 1803)
Spinnerlied
Language: German (Deutsch) after the German (Deutsch)
Frauen und Mädchen Knurre, schnurre, knurre! Schnurre, Rädchen, schnurre! Hanne Drille, Rädchen, lang und fein, drille fein ein Fädelein mir zum Busenschleier! Weber, webe zart und fein, webe fein das Schleierlein mir zur Kirmesfeier! Außen blank, und innen rein, muß des Mädchens Busen sein; wohl deckt ihn der Schleier. Außen blank, und innen rein, fleißig, fromm und sittsam sein, locket wack're Freier.
Text Authorship:
- by Gottfried, Freiherr van Swieten (1733 - 1803) [an adaptation] [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Gottfried August Bürger (1747 - 1794), "Spinnerlied"
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by (Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809), "Spinnerlied", Hob. XXI:3 no. 19b, first performed 1801 [soprano, chorus, and orchestra], from Die Jahreszeiten, no. 19b, (Der Winter) [ sung text checked 1 time]
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Chant des fileuses", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Canto delle filatrici", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2012-01-07
Line count: 16
Word count: 62