Erlaube mir, feins Mädchen

Erlaube mir, feins Mädchen,
in den Garten zu gehn,
daß ich dort mag schauen,
wie die Rosen so schön.
Erlaube sie zu brechen,
es ist die höchste Zeit;
ihre Schönheit,
ihr Jugend hat mir mein Herz erfreut.

O Mädchen, o Mädchen,
du einsames Kind,
wer hat den Gedanken 
ins Herz dir gezinnt,
daß ich soll den Garten,
die Rosen nicht sehn?
Du gefällst meinen Augen,
das muß ich gestehn.

Authorship

from Folk poetry or song tradition (Volkslieder) , title unknown

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) , "Erlaube mir, feins Mädchen", WoO. 33 no. 2, published 1894, from Deutsche Volkslieder, no. 2.
by Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) , "Erlaube mir, feins Mädchen", WoO. posth. 38 no. 4 (1859-62) [SSAA chorus a cappella], from 20 Deutsche Volkslieder, no. 4.
by Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) , "Erlaube mir", WoO. posth. 35 no. 3 (1863/4?) [SATB chorus], from Deutsche Volkslieder für gemischten Chor, no. 3.

ENG English (Linda Godry) , "Allow me, fair maiden", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Permettimi, bella fanciulla", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Guy Laffaille) , "Laisse-moi, douce jeune fille", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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