Als de zeis scherp was geweest | Als de zeis scherp was geweest

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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

Translation © by Lidy van Noordenburg

Dyby byla kosa nabróšená

Language: Moravian (Moravština)

Our translations: DUT ENG ITA

Dyby byla kosa nabróšená,
dyby byla votava,
co by vona drobnó jetelinku,
co by vona šupala!

A šupaj šupaj drobná jetelinko,
co je mně po tobě,
má zlatá panenko,
co je mně po tobě,
dys ty se mně provdala!

Text Authorship:

from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , from a collection of Moravian folk songs compiled by František Sušil [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 Antonín Dvořák (1841 - 1904), "Dyby byla kosa nabróšená", op. 29b no. 3, B. 60 no. 3 (1876) [ duet for soprano and alto with piano ], from Moravské dvojzpevy II. rada, no. 3, also set in German (Deutsch) [sung text checked 1 time]
by Antonín Dvořák (1841 - 1904), "Dyby byla kosa nabróšená", B. 107 no. 1 (1880) [ women's chorus ], from Ženské sbory, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Josef Srb-Debrnov (1836 - 1904) ; composed by Antonín Dvořák.

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

DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Lidy van Noordenburg) , "Als de zeis scherp was geweest", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English [singable] (John Bernhoff) , "An my scythe were whetted sharp and keen..."
ENG English (Patrick Corness) , "If only my scythe were sharpened", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Carla Bellini) , "La separazione", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 9
Word count: 39

Als de zeis scherp was geweest

Language: Dutch (Nederlands) after the Moravian (Moravština)

Als de zeis scherp was geweest
als het gras
als een klavertje was,
als het was gegroeid.
 
En groei, groei, klein klavertje,
wat ben ik voor jou,
mijn liefste
wat ben ik voor jou,
je bent immers getrouwd.

Text Authorship:

Translation from Moravian (Moravština) to Dutch (Nederlands) copyright © 2008 by Lidy van Noordenburg, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:

a text in Moravian (Moravština) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , from a collection of Moravian folk songs compiled by František Sušil
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This text was added to the website: 2008-02-19
Line count: 9
Word count: 38