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De Moel Text: Klaus Groth Lyrics And Guitar Chords

(1819 – 1899) of Schleswig-Holstein sung by Hannes Wader to the music of „Kelly the boy of Killane song“ in 1974.
List of German folk song lyrics .

De  (C) Puch quarkt int (F) Rohr, de (C) Voß brut’n int (a) Moor,
 un (C) wit inne (G7) Feern schallt Ge-(C)-sank. 
 Min Hart stiggt to (F) Höch, ik weet (C) ni, wa’k (a) seeg, 
 de (C) Thran’n löpt de (G7) Backen hent (C) lank.
 

chorus:
 De (F) Dag geit to Rau, opt (C) Gras liggt de Dau,
 de (D) Wulken ann Himmel warn (G7) roth. 
 Dat (C) Allens so (F) still, ik weet (C) nich wa’k (a) will,
 ik (C) glöv, mi is (G7) truri to (C) Moth.
 

Dar achter de Weid, wit oever de Heid
 dar schimmert ann Himmel aen Moel:
 dat is mi, as weer ik dar voer de Doer
 un seet oppen Moelnbarg un spel.
 

chorus
 

Denn seeg dar een rut, un den kenn ik so gut,
 den seet ik so oft oppen Schot,
 de Stehen leep un klung, de Mann seet un sung,
 ann Himmel de Wulken weern roth.
 

chorus
 

Dar weer ik noch kleen un nu bün ik alleen,
 wer weet, ob de Ol dar noch steit?
 De Lucht is so luri, - dat Leed is so truri:
 Gottlof, dat de Moel doch noch geit!

German Lyrics And Chords
 

​in C Major, slow 3/4 waltz time, with both a soft strumming pattern and a fingerpicking pattern that fits the pastoral tone.
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🎶 DE PUCH QUARKT INT ROHR  
(Key: C Major • Time: 3/4 • Tempo: ~80 BPM • Gentle Folk Waltz)

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🎸 STRUMMING PATTERN (Soft Waltz)
↓   ↓↑   ↑
1   2&   3

💡 Tips:
• Use a gentle “boom-chick-chick” motion (bass + two light strums).  
• Bass on beat 1, mids/highs on beats 2 and 3.  
• Let chords ring slightly — slow, swaying rhythm.  

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🎵 FINGERPICKING PATTERN (Waltz Arpeggio)
p – i – m – i – m  
(Thumb = Bass • Index = G • Middle = B)

→ Play thumb on beat 1, index+middle alternate on 2 & 3.  
Perfect for a calm, flowing 3/4 accompaniment.

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🎸 CHORD TABS

C
e|--------0-----------0-----------|
B|------1---1-------1---1---------|
G|----0-------0---0-------0-------|
D|--2-----------2-----------------|
A|-3-------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|

F
e|--------1-----------1-----------|
B|------1---1-------1---1---------|
G|----2-------2---2-------2-------|
D|--3-----------3-----------------|
A|----------------3---------------|
E|--------------------------------|

a (Am)
e|--------0-----------0-----------|
B|------1---1-------1---1---------|
G|----2-------2---2-------2-------|
D|--2-----------2-----------------|
A|0--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|

G7
e|--------1-----------1-----------|
B|------0---0-------0---0---------|
G|----0-------0---0-------0-------|
D|----------------0----------------|
A|----------------2----------------|
E|-3-------------------------------|

D
e|--------2-----------2-----------|
B|------3---3-------3---3---------|
G|----2-------2---2-------2-------|
D|--0------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|

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🎤 VERSE 1

De (C) Puch quarkt int (F) Rohr,  
de (C) Voß brut’n int (a) Moor,  
un (C) wit inne (G7) Feern schallt Ge-(C)-sank.  
Min Hart stiggt to (F) Höch,  
ik weet (C) ni, wa’k (a) seeg,  
de (C) Thran’n löpt de (G7) Backen hent (C) lank.  

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🎤 CHORUS

De (F) Dag geit to Rau,  
opt (C) Gras liggt de Dau,  
de (D) Wulken ann Himmel warn (G7) roth.  
Dat (C) Allens so (F) still,  
ik weet (C) nich wa’k (a) will,  
ik (C) glöv, mi is (G7) truri to (C) Moth.  

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🎶 PLAYING GUIDE
• Verses → fingerpick softly (pastoral, flowing).  
• Chorus → light waltz strum for emotional lift.  
• Final line → slow down, let the last “C” chord ring fully.  

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🎵 ENDING CHORD
C
e|--0--|
B|--1--|
G|--0--|
D|--2--|
A|--3--|
E|-----|
✨ Let it fade naturally — quiet and reflective.
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