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Erlaube mir, feins Mädchen

Language: German

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.



Translation(s): ENG ITA FRE

Authorship

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
    * 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

Text added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.

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