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by Jovan Jovanović Zmaj (1833 - 1904)
Translation Singable translation by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Majčica, moj anđeo
Language: Croatian (Hrvatski) 
Chosen for Diff
Sad mi čelo ljubi,
sad mi vlasi redi,
sad mi lice gladi,
sad u oči gledi,
sad mi ljubi oči,
sad opet usnice:
Ti si uvijek anđeo
statka mi majčice!

Text Authorship:

  • by Jovan Jovanović Zmaj (1833 - 1904) [author's text not yet checked 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 Dora Pejačević (1885 - 1923), "Majčica, moj anđeo", op. 56 no. 1 (1920), published 1921 [ voice and piano ], from Tri dječje pjesme = Drei Kinderlieder, no. 1, also set in German (Deutsch) [sung text checked 1 time]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

  • Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Dora Pejačević.
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2013-03-11
Line count: 8
Word count: 30

Mütterlein, mein Engel
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Croatian (Hrvatski) 
Chosen for Diff
Küsst sie meine Stirne,
streicht sie meine Haare,
streichelt mein Gesichtlein,
blickt in meine Augen,
küsst dann meine Augen,
wieder dann die Lippen:
Du bist stets mein Engel,
mein süsses Mütterlein!

Text Authorship:

  • Singable translation by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Based on:

  • a text in Croatian (Hrvatski) by Jovan Jovanović Zmaj (1833 - 1904)
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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 Dora Pejačević (1885 - 1923), "Mütterlein, mein Engel", op. 56 no. 1 (1921) [ voice and piano ], from Tri dječje pjesme = Drei Kinderlieder, no. 1, also set in Croatian (Hrvatski) [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2013-03-11
Line count: 8
Word count: 31

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