Drei Wochen vor Oschrdren (Three Weeks before Easter)

DESCRIPTION: German. Quatrain ballad, with most verses about love. "Drei Wochen vor Oschrdren Do geht d'r Schnee weck." "Three weeks after Easter, the snow starts to melt." The singer has been jilted by his beloved. He has property but no girl. He likes to dance.
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1938 (Korson-PennsylvaniaSongsAndLegends)
KEYWORDS: foreignlanguage dancing love abandonment
FOUND IN: US(MA)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Korson-PennsylvaniaSongsAndLegends, pp. 98-100, "Drei Wochen vor Oschrdren (Three Weeks before Easter)" (1 German text plus non-poetic English translation, 1 tune)
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "The False Bride (The Week Before Easter; I Once Loved a Lass)" (lyrics, general feeling)
File: KPL098

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