Die Lehre

Mutter zum Bienelein:
"Hüt dich vor Kerzenschein!"
Doch was die Mutter spricht,
Bienelein achtet nicht;

Schwirret ums Licht herum,
Schwirret mit Sum-sum-sum,
Hört nicht die Mutter schrein:
"Bienelein! Bienelein!"

Junges Blut, tolles Blut,
Treibt in die Flammenglut,
Treibt in die Flamm hinein, -
"Bienelein! Bienelein !"

's flackert nun lichterrot,
Flamme gab Flammentod; -
Hüt dich vor Mägdelein,
Söhnelein! Söhnelein!

by Heinrich Heine (1797-1856) , "Die Lehre", from Nachgelesene Gedichte 1812-1827, no. 59

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

by Beatrice Abrahams , "Die Lehre", published 1900? [voice and piano], from Fünf Lieder, no. 4, under the pseudonym Beatrice Aram; Amsterdam : G. Alsbach & Co.
by Max Bendix (1866-1945) , "Die Lehre", op. 10 no. 4, published 1923. [high voice and piano]
by Gerard Bunk (1888-1958) , "Die Lehre", op. 22 (Sechs Lieder nach Texten verschiedener Dichter) no. 6, published c1910.
by Frederick C. Fairbanks , "Die Lehre", published 1906, also set in English
by Robert Franz (1815-1892) , "Die Lehre", op. 41 (Sechs Gesänge) no. 5.
by Heinrich Geist , "Die Lehre", from Elf Lieder, no. 5.
by Adalbert von Goldschmidt (1848-1906) , "Die Lehre", published 1893 [voice and piano], from Neue Lieder und Gesänge, no. 17.
by Ph. Heinz , "Die Lehre"
by (Charles) Alfred de Kaiser (1872-1917) , "Die Lehre", published 1906, also set in English
by Andreas Kleinert (1957-) , "Die Lehre", published c1983.
by Georg Lothar Liebling (1865-1946) , "Die Lehre", published 1898?
by Erik Meyer-Helmund (1861-1932) , "Die Lehre", op. 169.
by Alfred Reisenauer (1863-1907) , "Die Lehre", op. 13 (Balladen und Romanzen) no. 5.
by Friedrich Schiff , "Die Lehre", op. 7 (Lieder) no. 2.
by Johan Selmer (1844-1910) , "Die Lehre", op. 29 (Eine kleine Anthologie : zehn deutsche Gedichte) no. 2, published 1890? [medium voice and piano]
by Franz Suchy (1891-?) , "Die Lehre", from Vier Lieder, no. 3.
by Frank Valentin Van der Stucken (1858-1929) , "Die Lehre", op. 29 (Drei Lieder) no. 3.
by Max Zenger (1837-1911) , "Die Lehre", op. 29 (Fünf Duette) no. 3. [soprano, alto, and piano]

by Frederick C. Fairbanks , "The little bee", published 1906, also set in German

by Tibor Harsanyi (1898-1954) , "La leçon", 1923, published 1925, from Six mélodies, no. 5.

by (Charles) Alfred de Kaiser (1872-1917) , "The busy bee", published 1906, also set in German

DUT Dutch [singable] (August Matthijs)

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Vermaning

Moeder spreekt: "'t bietje klein
Vluchte den keersenschijn!"
Doch naar des moeders woord
't Bietje klein niet en hoort;

't Fladdert om, lustig om,
Gonzende rom, rom, rom;
Moeder moog angstig zijn:
"Bietje klein! Bietje klein!"

Jong van bloed, warm van bloied,
't Zweeft in den vlammengloed,
't Vloog naar den hellen schijn
"Bietje klein! Bietje klein!"

't Lichtje glanst helderrood,
't Vuur gaf een vuurgen dood.
Wacht u voor meisjes fijn, 
Knapelijn! Knapelijn!

Singable translation by August Matthijs , "Vermaning"

a text in German by Heinrich Heine (1797-1856) , "Die Lehre", from Nachgelesene Gedichte 1812-1827, no. 59

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

[ None yet in the database ]

Date added to the website: 2009-02-15.