Brother, Come and Dance with Me
"Brother, Come and Dance with Me" (German: Brüderchen, komm tanz mit mir) is a popular German children's song that originated in about 1800 in Thuringia.[1]
The German composer Engelbert Humperdinck adapted the song for a duet between Hänsel and Gretel in the first act of his 1893 opera Hänsel und Gretel.[2] The composer's sister, Adelheid Wette, modified the folk song for the opera, mainly by omitting the fifth stanza and re-arranging some lines.
Folk song
Brüderchen, komm, tanz mit mir,
beide Hände reich' ich dir,
einmal hin, einmal her,
rundherum, das ist nicht schwer.
Mit den Händchen klipp, klapp, klapp,
mit den Füßchen tripp, tripp, tripp,
einmal hin, ...
Mit den Köpfchen nick, nick, nick,
mit den Fingerchen, tick, tick, tick,
einmal hin, ...
Ei, das hast du gut gemacht,
ei, das hätt' ich nicht gedacht,
einmal hin, ...
Noch einmal das schöne Spiel,
weil es mir so gut gefiel,
einmal hin, ...[3]
Brother, come and dance with me,
both my hands I offer thee:
right foot first, left foot then,
round about and back again.
With your hands you clap, clap, clap!
With your foot you tap, tap, tap!
Right foot first, ...
With your head you nick, nick, nick!
With your fingers click, click, click!
Right foot first, ...
Well, you did that very well,
better than I thought you would.
Right foot first, ...
Let us do this game again
As it pleas'ed me so much,
right foot first, ...
The English version is sung not to the German traditional tune but to Humperdinck's melody, with a text slightly different to the above.[4][5]
Humperdick and Wette
Beginning of Humperdinck's and Wette's duet:
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Brü -- der -- chen, komm tanz mit mir, bei -- de Händ -- chen reich' ich dir,
ein -- mal hin, ein -- mal her, rund her -- um, es ist nicht schwer!
Tan -- zen soll ich ar -- mer Wicht, Schwes -- ter -- chen, und kann es nicht,
da -- rum zeig' mir wie es Brauch, dass ich tan -- zen ler -- ne auch!
Mit den Füß -- chen tapp tapp tapp, mit den Händ -- chen klapp klapp klapp,
ein -- mal hin, ein -- mal her, rund her -- um, es ist nicht schwer!
% Mit den Füß -- chen tapp tapp tapp, mit den Händ -- chen klapp klapp klapp,
% ein -- mal hin, ein -- mal her, 'rum, es ist nicht schwer!
% Ei, das hast du gut ge -- macht! Ei, das hätt ich nicht ge -- dacht!
% Seht mir doch den Hän -- sel an, wie der tan -- zen ler -- nen kann!
% Mit dem Köpf -- chen nick nick nick, mit dem Fin -- ger -- chen tick tick tick,
% ein -- mal hin, ein -- mal her, rund her -- um, es ist nicht schwer!
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References
- ^ Carolin Eberhardt. "Brüderchen, komm tanz mit mir". Deutschnd-Lese (in German). Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ "Brüderchen, komm tanz mit mir", details, incl. German/English text, opera-arias.com
- ^ "Brüderchen, komm, tanz mit mir", German text and melody, LiederProjekt.org
- ^ "Come and Dance with Me", Mama Lisa's World
- ^ "Brother, Come and Dance with Me", Muffin Songs on YouTube
External links
- "Brüderchen, komm tanz mit mir" on YouTube, , Brigitte Fassbaender, Georg Solti conducting the Vienna Philharmonic (1981 film directed by August Everding)
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