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"Soll sich der Mond nicht heller scheinen, Soll sich die Sonn' nicht früh aufgehn, So will ich diese Nacht gehn freien, Wie ich zuvor auch hab' getan." Als er wohl auf die Gasse trat, Da fing er an ein Lied und sang, Er sang aus schöner, aus heller Stimme, Daß sein fein's Lieb zum Bett aussprang. "Steh still, steh still, mein feines Lieb, Steh still, steh still und rühr dich nicht, Sonst weckst du Vater, sonst weckst du Mutter, Das ist uns beiden nicht wohlgetan." "Was frag' ich nach Vater, was frag' ich nach Mutter, Vor deinem Schlaffenster muß ich stehn, Ich will mein schönes Lieb anschauen, Um das ich muß so ferne gehn." Da standen die zwei wohl beieinander Mit ihren zarten Mündelein, Der Wächter blies wohl in sein Hörnelein, Ade, es muß geschieden sein. Ach, Scheiden, Scheiden über Scheiden, Scheiden tut meinem jungen Herzen weh, Daß ich mein schön Herzlieb muß meiden, Das vergeß' ich nimmermehr.
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Text Authorship:
- from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , from Karl Simrock's collection Die deutschen Volkslieder, Frankfurt am Main, first published 1851 [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 Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Vor dem Fenster", op. 14 (Acht Lieder und Romanzen) no. 1 (1858), published 1861 [ voice and piano ], Winterthur, Rieter-Biedermann [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Vor dem Fenster", WoO. posth. 38 no. 19, from 20 Deutsche Volkslieder, no. 19 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Soll sich der Mond nicht heller scheinen", WoO. 33 no. 35, published [1894], from Deutsche Volkslieder, no. 35, Berlin, N. Simrock [sung text checked 1 time]
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Word count: 158
"If the moon doesn't shine more brightly, If the sun doesn't rise early, Then I will this night go courting, As I have done before." When he had stepped out into the street, There he began a song, and sang; He sang with a beautiful, bright voice, So that his sweetheart sprang out of her bed. "Be still, be still, my sweetheart! Be still, be still, and do not stir, Or you'll wake up Father or Mother, And that is not good for either of us!" "What do I care for your father or mother? In front of your bedroom window I must stand. I want to gaze upon my pretty love, For whose sake I must go so far away." The two stood side by side, With their gentle little mouths; Then the watchman blew his horn. Adieu - we must part! Parting, parting time again, Parting hurts my young heart so! That I am forced to flee from my pretty darling, I will never forget.
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Translation of title "Vor dem Fenster" = "At the window"Text Authorship:
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , from Karl Simrock's collection Die deutschen Volkslieder, Frankfurt am Main, first published 1851
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 24
Word count: 166