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Ei, schmollte mein Vater nicht wach und im Schlaf, So sagt' ich ihm, wen ich im Gärtelein traf. Und schmolle nur, Vater, und schmolle nur fort, Ich traf den Geliebten im Gärtelein dort. Ei, zankte mein Vater nicht wieder sich ab, So sagt' ich ihm, was der Geliebte mir gab. Und zanke nur, Vater, mein Väterchen du, Er gab mir ein Küßchen und eines dazu. Ei, klänge dem Vater nicht staunend das Ohr, So sagt' ich ihm, was der Geliebte mir schwor. Und staune nur, Vater, und staune noch mehr, Du gibst mich doch einmal mit Freuden noch her. Mir schwor der Geliebte so fest und gewiß, Bevor er aus meiner Umarmung sich riß: Ich hätte am längsten zu Hause gesäumt, Bis lustig im Felde die Weizensaat keimt.
Text Authorship:
- by Josef Wenzig (1807 - 1876), "Des Liebsten Schwur", appears in Westslawischer Märchenschatz, Leipzig, first published 1857 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Czech (Čeština) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) [text unavailable]
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), "Des Liebsten Schwur", op. 69 (Neun Gesänge) no. 4 (1877), published 1877, first performed 1877 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Simrock [sung text checked 1 time]
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "El jurament de l’estimat", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "De eed van mijn liefste", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "My beloved's oath", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Le serment de mon bien-aimé", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Il giuramento dell'amato", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2003-11-05
Line count: 16
Word count: 128
Oh, if only my father did not sulk, in both wakefulness and sleep, I would tell him whom I met in the little garden. But just keep sulking, Father, sulk away; I met my beloved in that little garden there. Oh, if only my father weren't so quarrelsome, I would tell him what my beloved gave to me. But just keep being quarrelsome, Father, my dear father you, He gave me a little kiss and another in addition. Oh, if it did not sound so astonishing to my father's ears, I would tell him what my beloved swore. But be astonished, Father, and be astonished again: You will nevertheless give me to him one day with joy. My beloved swore to me so firmly and certainly, Before he tore himself from my embrace: I would remain at home only until The wheat-seeds sprout merrily in the fields.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Josef Wenzig (1807 - 1876), "Des Liebsten Schwur", appears in Westslawischer Märchenschatz, Leipzig, first published 1857
Based on:
- a text in Czech (Čeština) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) [text unavailable]
This text was added to the website: 2003-11-05
Line count: 16
Word count: 147