Marmotte

Ich komme schon durch manches Land,
Avecque la marmotte,
Und immer was zu essen fand
Avecque la marmotte,
Avecque si, avecque la,
Avecque la marmotte.

Ich hab' gesehn gar manchen Herrn, 
Avecque la marmotte,
Der hätt die Jungfern gar zu gern,
Avecque la marmotte,
Avecque si, avecque la,
Avecque la marmotte.

Hab' auch gesehn die Jungfer schön,
Avecque la marmotte,
Die täte nach mir Kleinem sehn,
Avecque la marmotte,
Avecque si, avecque la,
Avecque la marmotte.

Nun laßt mich nicht so gehn, ihr Herrn,
Avecque la marmotte,
Die Burschen essen und trinken gern,
Avecque la marmotte,
Avecque si, avecque la,
Avecque la marmotte.

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Authorship

by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) , no title, from Jahrmarktsfest auf Plundersweilern

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

by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) , "Marmotte", op. 52 no. 7.
by Andreas Jakob Romberg (1767-1821) , "Marmotte", published 1793 [voice and piano], from Oden und Lieder fürs Clavier, no. 14, Bonn: Gestochen und zu haben bey Georg Welsch, Hofmusikus

ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Marmot", copyright ©
RUS Russian (Anonymous/Unidentified Artist) , 19^th century, "Surok"
FRE French (Angelika Frenzel) , "Marmotte", copyright © 2003, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Pierre Mathé) , "Marmotte", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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