The maiden's wish | Ah, had I but, Lazo

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by Therese Albertine Luise von Jacob (1797 - 1870)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Des Mädchens Wunsch

Language: German (Deutsch) after the Serbian (Српски)

Our translations: ENG

Hätt' ich doch, ach, Laso!
All des Zaren Schätze,
Wüßte wohl, ach, Laso!
Was dafür ich kaufte!
Kaufte mir, ach, Laso!
An der Saw' ein Gärtlein.
Wüßte wohl, ach, Laso!
Was ich drinnen pflanzte.
Pflanzte drin, ach, Laso!
Hyazynth und Nelken.
Hätt' ich doch, ach, Laso!
All des Zaren Schätze!
Wüßte wohl, ach, Laso!
Was dafür ich kaufte.
Kaufte mir, ach, Laso!
Dann den Knaben Laso!
Daß er mir, ach, Laso!
Gärtner würd' im Gärtlein!

Text Authorship:

by Therese Albertine Luise von Jacob (1797 - 1870), "Des Mädchens Wunsch", appears in Volkslieder der Serben, first published 1835 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Based on:

a text in Serbian (Српски) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Да ј' у мене, што ј' у цара благо", appears in Српске народне пјесме - скупио ис и на свијет издао Вук Стеф. Караџић (Srpske narodne pjesme), page 356, Poem 490
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by (Leopold) Heinrich (Picot de Peccaduc), Freiherr von Herzogenberg (1843 - 1900), "Des Mädchens Wunsch", op. 45 no. 2, published 1885 [ mezzo-soprano and piano ], from Serbische Mädchenlieder, no. 2, Leipzig, Rieter-Biedermann [sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The maiden's wish", copyright © 2012, (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.
Line count: 18
Word count: 75

The maiden's wish

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Ah, had I but, Lazo,
All the riches of the Czar,
I know well, ah Lazo,
What I would buy with them!
I would buy, ah Lazo,
A little garden on the Sava.
I know well, ah Lazo,
What I would plant therein,
I would plant, ah Lazo,
Hyacinths and carnations.
Ah, had I but, Lazo,
All the riches of the Czar,
I know well, ah Lazo,
What I would buy with them!
I would buy for myself, ah Lazo,
I would buy the lad Lazo,
That he would become, ah Lazo,
My gardener in the garden!

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Therese Albertine Luise von Jacob (1797 - 1870), "Des Mädchens Wunsch", appears in Volkslieder der Serben, first published 1835
- Go to the text page.

Based on:

a text in Serbian (Српски) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Да ј' у мене, што ј' у цара благо", appears in Српске народне пјесме - скупио ис и на свијет издао Вук Стеф. Караџић (Srpske narodne pjesme), page 356, Poem 490
- Go to the text page.

This text was added to the website: 2012-03-30
Line count: 18
Word count: 97