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Singt mein Schatz wie ein Fink, Sing ich Nachtigallensang; Ist mein Liebster ein Luchs, O so bin ich eine Schlang! O ihr Jungfraun im Land, [Vom Gebirg]1 und über See, Überlaßt mir den Schönsten, Sonst tut ihr mir weh! Er soll sich unterwerfen Zum Ruhm uns und Preis! Und er soll sich nicht rühren, Nicht laut und nicht leis! O ihr teuren Gespielen, Überlaßt mir den stolzen Mann! Er soll sehn, wie die Liebe Ein feurig Schwert werden kann!
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Text Authorship:
- by Gottfried Keller (1819 - 1890), "Singt mein Schatz wie ein Fink", appears in Neuere Gedichte, in Vermischte Gedichte, in Alte Weisen, no. 5 [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), "Salome", op. 69 (Neun Gesänge) no. 8, published 1877 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Simrock [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Walter Jentsch (1900 - 1979), "Singt mein Schatz wie ein Fink", op. 24 (Sechs Lieder) no. 3, published 1950? [ voice and piano ], Berlin : Ries & Erler [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hans Erich Pfitzner (1869 - 1949), "Singt mein Schatz wie ein Fink", op. 33 no. 5 (1923), from Alte Weisen, no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Richard Schweizer (1868 - 1906), "Singt mein Schatz wie ein Fink", op. 22 no. 9, from Alte Weisen, no. 9 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hans August Friedrich Zincke genannt Sommer (1837 - 1922), "Singt mein Schatz wie ein Fink", op. 16 no. 4 (1891), published 1893 [ medium voice and piano ], from [Sieben] Gedichte von Gottfried Keller für 1 mittlere Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 4, Leipzig, C. F. Leede [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903), "Singt mein Schatz wie ein Fink" [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Leonard J[ordan] Lehrman) , "If my dear one sings like a finch", copyright © 1996, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Salomé", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- TUR Turkish (Türkçe) (Gül Sabar) , "Sevgilim ispinoz kuşu gibi şakıdığı zaman", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 79
If my dear one sings like a finch, I sing a nightingale's song. If my lover's a fox, I'm a snake! O ye virgins in the country, From the mountains and across the sea, If you don't want to hurt me Leave the most beautiful man to me! He shall give himself up to us for fame and fortune And not worry, neither loudly nor softly! O dear playmates, leave the proud man to me! He shall see how love can be a fiery sword!
Text Authorship:
- by Leonard J[ordan] Lehrman (b. 1949), "If my dear one sings like a finch", copyright © 1996, (re)printed on this website with kind permission [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Gottfried Keller (1819 - 1890), "Singt mein Schatz wie ein Fink", appears in Neuere Gedichte, in Vermischte Gedichte, in Alte Weisen, no. 5
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 85