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by Siegfried Kapper (1821 - 1879)
Translation © by Sharon Krebs
Ei du Mädchen, meine Seele!
Language: German (Deutsch) after the Serbian (Српски)
Our translations: ENG
"Ei du [Mädchen]1, meine Seele! Willst du wohl mein Liebchen sein?" "Sei kein Tor, o junger Knabe! Nimmer, nimmer kann dies sein! In die Schänke ging ich lieber, Würd' ein goldner Becher lieber Als auf Erden jemals dein!" "Dann, o Mädchen, würd' ich Schänke Und du wärest dennoch mein!" "Sei kein Tor, o junger Knabe! Nimmer, nimmer kann dies sein! In's Kaffeehaus ging ich lieber, Würd' ein golden Schälchen lieber Als auf Erden jemals dein!" "Dann, o Mädchen, schänkt' ich Kaffee Und du wärest dennoch mein!" "Sei kein Tor, o junger Knabe! Nimmer, nimmer kann dies sein! Ins Gefilde ging ich lieber, Würd' ein flüchtig Lerchlein lieber Als auf Erden jemals dein!" "Dann, o Mädchen, würd' ich Jäger. Und du wärest dennoch mein!" "Sei kein Tor, o junger Knabe! Nimmer, nimmer kann dies sein! In die Meerflut ging ich lieber, Würd' ich ein weißes Fischlein lieber Als auf Erden jemals dein!" "Dann, o Mädchen, würd' ich Fischer, Und du, Mädchen, dennoch mein! Ob du also, ob du anders, Bist ja mein, wohin du wanderst; Ob du hierhin, ob du dort, Bist ja mein an jedem Ort!"
About the headline (FAQ)
View original text (without footnotes)1 Hermann: "mein Mädchen"; further changes may exist not noted above.
Text Authorship:
- by Siegfried Kapper (1821 - 1879), appears in Die Gesänge der Serben, first published 1852 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Serbian (Српски) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Ти си моја свакојако", appears in Српске народне пјесме - скупио ис и на свијет издао Вук Стеф. Караџић (Srpske narodne pjesme), pp. 434-5, Poem 602
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Hans Hermann (1870 - 1931), "Der Knabe und das Mädchen", published 1898 [voice and piano], from Serbische Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 5, Berlin, Ries & Erler [text not verified]
- by Richard Heuberger (1850 - 1914), "Ei, du Mädchen meine Seele", op. 17 no. 6, published 1884 [duet for soprano and tenor with piano], from Liederreigen für 4 Solostimme und gemischten Chor mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 6, Wien, Rebay & Robitschek [text not verified]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , title unknown, copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2011-04-05
Line count: 34
Word count: 188
Oh you maiden, my very soul!
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
Oh you [maiden]1, my very soul! Would you not like to be my love?" "Don't be a fool, oh young lad! Never, never can that be! I would rather go into the tavern, Would rather become a golden goblet, Than ever on earth become yours!" "Then, oh maiden, I would become a bartender And you would be mine after all!" "Don't be a fool, oh young lad! Never, never can that be! I would rather go into the coffeehouse, Would rather become a golden saucer, Than ever on earth become yours!" "Then, oh maiden, I would become a coffee server And you would be mine after all!" "Don't be a fool, oh young lad! Never, never can that be! I would rather go into the pastures, Would rather become a fleeting lark, Than ever on earth become yours!" "Then, oh maiden, I would become a hunter And you would be mine after all!" "Don't be a fool, oh young lad! Never, never can that be! I would rather go into the ocean's flood, Would rather become a little white fish, Than ever on earth become yours!" "Then, oh maiden, I would become a fisherman And you, maiden, mine after all! In your present form or in another, You are mine, wherever you wander; If you go hither, if you go thither, You are mine wherever you may be!"
About the headline (FAQ)
View original text (without footnotes)Hermann's title: "The young lad and the maiden"
Heuberger's title: "Oh you maiden, my very soul!"
1 Hermann: "my maiden"
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2012 by Sharon Krebs, (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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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Siegfried Kapper (1821 - 1879), appears in Die Gesänge der Serben, first published 1852
Based on:
- a text in Serbian (Српски) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Ти си моја свакојако", appears in Српске народне пјесме - скупио ис и на свијет издао Вук Стеф. Караџић (Srpske narodne pjesme), pp. 434-5, Poem 602
This text was added to the website: 2012-04-04
Line count: 34
Word count: 230