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Ach Elselein, liebes Elselein mein, Wie gern wär ich bei dir; So sind zwei tiefe Wasser Wohl zwischen dir und mir, Willt du dich lassen abwenden drum, Weil sind der Wasser zwei; Da doch sonst mancher stolzer Knab Leidt noch so mancherlei. Ach Lieb, das schrecket mich allein, Daß ich nicht fahren kann, Und wenn dann bräch das Schiffelein, Müßt ich bald untergehn. Ach nein, das soll geschehen nit, Ich selbst helf rudern dir, Damit du nur in kurzer Zeit, Herzliebster, kommst zu mir. Weil dus, schöns Lieb, denn meinst so gut, Will ichs gleich wagen frei, Allein das bitt ich fleißig dich, Steh mir ohn Falschheit bei.
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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 Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Die beiden Königskinder", WoO. 32 no. 15 (1858), published 1926 [voice and piano], from Deutsche Volkslieder, no. 15, Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [text verified 1 time]
- by Johann Diebold (1842 - 1929), "Herzliebstes Elselein", op. 32 (Sechs Lieder für vierstimmigen Männerchor) no. 2, published 1890 [four-part men's chorus a cappella], Leipzig, Schuberth & Co. [text not verified]
- by Robert Franz (1815 - 1892), "Ach! Elslein, liebes Elselein mein", published 1875 [voice and piano], from Sechs deutsche Lieder aus dem 15 u. 16 Jh, no. 5, Leipzig, Leuckart [text not verified]
- by Eduard Lassen (1830 - 1904), "Zwei Wasser", published 1904 [voice and piano], from Aus des Knaben Wunderhorn : alte Minneweisen und Volkslieder : für eine Singstimme mit Klavierbegleitung bearbeitet von Eduard Lassen, no. 7, note: with many variants not noted [text not verified]
Set in a modified version by Ludwig Senfl, Otto Dorn, Gustav Brah-Müller, Georg Vierling, Robert Franz, Carl Thiel.
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- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , title 1: "Ah Elsa, ma chère Elsa", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Laura Prichard) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Ah Elsa, ma chère Elsa, Comme j'aimerais être près de toi ; Mais il y a deux profondes étendues d' eau Entre toi et moi. Vas-tu te laisser détourner de moi Parce qu'il y a deux étendues d'eau ; Mais par ailleurs, il y a là certain fier garçon Qui souffre de toutes sortes de choses. Ah mon amour, c'est juste que je suis effrayée De ne pas savoir naviguer, Et si l'esquif venait à se briser, Je serais bien vite naufragée. Ah non, cela ne peut arriver, Moi-même, je t'aiderai à ramer, Ainsi dans le plus bref délai, Mon cher cœur, tu viendras à moi. Mon amour, parce que tu parles si bien, Je vais immédiatement oser, Tout ce qu'instamment je te demande, C'est de rester près de moi sans fausseté.
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Text added to the website: 2013-04-21 00:00:00
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