Voda a pláč

Okolo hájička teče tam vodička,
napoj mně, panenko, mého konička.
Já ho nenapojím,
já se tuze bojím,
že jsem maličká.

Před našími okny roste tam olíva;
pověz mně, panenko, kdo k vám chodívá.
K nám žádný nechodí,
mne se každý bojí,
že jsem chudobná.

Před našími okny roste 
z růže květ.
pověz mně, panenko, 
proč tě mrzi svět?
Mne svět nic nemrzí, 
mne srdenko bolí,
plakala bych hned.

by Volkslieder (Folksongs) , from a collection of Moravian folk songs compiled by František Sušil

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

by Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904) , "Voda a pláč", op. 32 no. 1, B. 62 no. 1 (1876) [soprano, alto, and piano], from Moravské dvojzpevy III. rada (Moravian Duets 3rd series), no. 1, also set in German

by Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904) , "Wasser und Weinen", op. 32 no. 1, B. 62 no. 1 (1876) [soprano, alto, and piano], from Moravské dvojzpevy III. rada (Moravian Duets 3rd series), no. 1, also set in Moravian

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