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Spinn', Mägdlein, spinn! So wachsen dir die Sinn'! Wachsen dir die gelben Haar', Kommen dir die klugen Jahr', Spinn, Mägdlein, spinn! Ehr', Mägdlein, ehr' Die alte Spinnkunst sehr! Adam hackt und Eva spann, Zeigen uns die Tugendbahn! Lieb', Mägdlein, lieb' Der Hanna ihren Trieb, Wie sie mit der Spindel kann Nähren ihren blinden Mann. Preis', Mägdlein, preis' Der Mutter Gottes Fleiß. Diese heil'ge Himmelskron' Spann ein Röcklein ihrem Sohn. Sing', Mägdlein, sing' Und sei fein guter Ding'; Fang dein [Spinnen]1 lustig an, Mach' ein frommes [End' daran]2. Lern', Mägdlein, lern', So hast du Glück und Stern, Lerne bei dem Spinnen fort Gottesfurcht und Gotteswort. Glaub', Mägdlein, glaub', Dein Leben ist nur Staub. Daß du kömmst so schnell ins Grab, Als dir bricht der Faden ab. Lob', Mägdlein, lob', Dem Schöpfer halte Prob', Daß dir Glaub' und Hoffnung wachs', Wie dein Garn und wie dein Flachs. Dank', Mägdlein, dank' Dem Herrn, daß du nicht krank, Daß du kannst fein oft und viel Treiben dieses Rockenspiel. Dank', Mägdlein, dank'!
R. Schumann sets stanzas 1, 5-6, 8-9
G. Graben-Hoffmann sets stanzas 1, 5-6
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View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Das deutsche Volkslied. Eine Einführung in das Wesen und die Geschichte der deutschen Volkslieder nebst einer Auswahl derselben mit Erläuterungen für den Schulgebrauch von Dr. phil. Karl Hubert Breuer, zweite, vermehrte und verbesserte Auflage, Paderborn, Druck und Verlag von Ferdinand Schöningh, 1913, pages 69-70.
Note: Schumann repeats the first word of each stanza.
1 Graben-Hoffmann: "Singen"2 Graben
Text Authorship:
- from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Spinnerlied" [author's text checked 1 time 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 Gustav Heinrich Graben-Hoffmann (1820 - 1900), "Spinnliedchen", op. 107, published c1883, stanzas 1,5-6 [ voice and piano ], from Frühlingsstimmen: Neue Liederspende für die Jugend, no. 1, Dresden: L. Hoffarth [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Benjamin Hamma (1831 - 1911), "Spinn, Mägdlein, spinn", op. 17 (Zwölf zweistimmigen Lieder mit Pianoforte zum Gebr. in den Schulen. 2 Hefte. ), Heft 2 no. 9, published 1884 [ vocal duet with piano ], Leipzig, G. Lichtenberger [sung text not yet checked]
- by Karl Heinrich Carsten Reinecke (1824 - 1910), "Spinnlied", op. 75 (Zehn Kinderlieder) no. 2 (1860) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Julius Sachs (1830 - 1887), "Spinnlied", op. 96 (Drei kleine Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebleitung) no. 1, published 1886 [ voice and piano ], Magdeburg, Heinrichshofen's Verlag [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Spinnlied", op. 79 no. 24[25] (1849), published 1849, stanzas 1,5-6,8-9 [ vocal trio with piano ], from Liederalbum für die Jugend, no. 24[25], Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Carl Theodor Seiffert (1805 - 1885), "Spinnlied", op. 3 (Sechs leichte Duette für zwei Singstimmen (auch im Chor zu singen) mit Pianoforte ad lib), Heft 1 no. 1, published 1883 [ vocal duet for soprano and alto or sa chorus with piano ], Bremen: Haake [sung text not yet checked]
- by Alexander Winterberger (1834 - 1914), "Spinnerlied", op. 92 (Sechs alte deutsche Volkslieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1886 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, M. Hesse [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2007-12-01
Line count: 38
Word count: 170
Spin, maiden, spin! Thus your mind shall improve; Your blonde hair shall grow, And you shall reach the years of wisdom! Spin, maiden, spin! Honour, maiden, honour well The old art of spinning; Adam hoed and Eve spun, Showing us the path of virtue. Love, maiden, love The motivation of Hanna; How with her spindle she can Support her blind husband. Laud, maiden, laud The diligence of the Mother of God; This holy regent of heaven Spun a little coat for her son. Sing, maiden, sing And be in good spirits; Begin your spinning merrily, And end it devoutly. Learn, maiden, learn, Then you shall have good fortune and stars; Learn continuously while you spin Fear of God and the Word of God. Believe, maiden, believe, That your life is only dust; That you pass as quickly into the grave As your thread rips. Praise, maiden, praise, Be steadfast in the trials [imposed by] the Creator; That faith and hope increase for you As your thread and flax do. Give thanks, maiden, give thanks To the Lord that you are not ill, That you can many a time and oft Play this game with your distaff. Give thanks, maiden, give thanks!
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Translation of title "Spinnlied" = "Spinning song"Text Authorship:
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Spinnerlied"
This text was added to the website: 2013-08-15
Line count: 38
Word count: 201