From Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht, BWV 211
Composer |
Johann Sebastian Bach |
|---|---|
Key |
e minor → f sharp minor |
Meter |
4/4 |
Length |
10 measures |
German text |
English translation |
|---|---|
Schlendrian |
Schlendrian |
Du böses Kind, du loses Mädchen, |
You naughty child, you wild girl, |
Ach! wenn erlang ich meinen Zweck: |
ah! When will I achieve my goal: |
Tu mir den Coffee weg! |
get rid of the coffee for my sake! |
Liesgen |
Liesgen |
Herr Vater, seid doch nicht so scharf! |
Father sir, but do not be so harsh! |
Wenn ich des Tages nicht dreimal |
If I couldn’t, three times a day, |
Mein Schälchen Coffee trinken darf, |
be allowed to drink my little cup of coffee, |
So werd ich ja zu meiner Qual |
in my anguish I will turn into |
Wie ein verdorrtes Ziegenbrätchen. |
a shriveled-up roast goat. |
translation © Pamela Dellal, courtesy Emmanuel Music Inc. |
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