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by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)

Mit Mädeln sich vertragen
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Mit Mädeln sich vertragen,
Mit Männern 'rumgeschlagen,
Und mehr Credit als Geld;
So kommt man durch die Welt.
Ein Lied, am Abend warm gesungen,
Hat mir schon manches Herz errungen;
Und steht der Neider an der Wand,
Hervor den Degen in der Hand;
'Raus, feurig, frisch,
Den Flederwisch!
Kling! Kling! Klang! Klang!
Dik! Dik! Dak! Dak!
Krik! Krak!
Mit Mädeln sich vertragen,
Mit Männern 'rumgeschlagen,
Und mehr Credit als Geld;
So kommt man durch die Welt.

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Claudine von Villa Bella. Ein Schauspiel mit Gesang von J. W. Göthe. Berlin bey August Mylius, 1776, pages 36-37.

Note: This is the text from the first version of Goethe's "Claudine von Villa Bella" and shares only its first four lines with the second version, rewritten in 1787.

Note: modern German spelling would use "Kredit" instead of "Credit"


Text Authorship:

  • by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), no title, written 1774-75, appears in Claudine von Villa Bella, first published 1776 [author's text checked 2 times 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 Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827), "Mit Mädeln sich vertragen", WoO 90, published 1790-92 [ bass, orchestra ] [sung text checked 2 times]

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

  • ENG English (Garrett Medlock) , "With girls we get along", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2013-09-18
Line count: 17
Word count: 76

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