Ich bit dich meydlein (Anonymous)
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- Editor: Andreas Stenberg (submitted 2017-07-12). Score information: A4, 3 pages, 364 kB Copyright: CPDL
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Title: Ich bit dich meydlein
Composer: Anonymous
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Partsong
Language: German
Instruments: Unknown
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Description: A song where an old rich man is courthing a young maiden from Der ander theil Kurtzweiliger guter frischer Teutscher Liedlein zu singen vast lustig... Ausg. Forster, Georg, Nürnberg, 1540
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Original text and translations
German text
ICh bit dich meydlein hab mich hold/
Für silber und fürs rote gold/
und für alles auff erden/
laß dir nichts liebers werden/
du liebst mir in dem hertzen mein/
du solst allein die meine sein/
ich will dein nit/
ich mag dein nit/
ich will dein nit/
du bist ein alter greyse/
es gfelt mir gar nit dein weyse/
ich will dein nit/
ach lieb ich bit/
thu nit von mir gedencken/
wann man mich schon verschwerzen wolt/
ich will dir warlich schencken/
vil silber und vil rotes gold/
ach schönes meydlein hab mich hold.
English translation
Oh maiden, I beseach you, love me.
I do not hold silver, nor gold,
nor anything on earth dearer than you.
In my hearth you love me
and you alone will be mine.
I will not be thine,
I will not have you,
I will not be thine
You are an old greybeard,
I do not like your singing.
I will not be thine.
Oh pleas love me I pray.
Do not think of me,
People already start to black my reputation.
I will surely give you
much silver and much red gold,
Oh lovely maiden love me.