by
Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914)
Schweig' einmal still, du garst'ger...
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Italian (Italiano)
Available translation(s): CAT ENG FRE
Schweig' einmal still, du garst'ger Schwätzer dort!
Zum Ekel ist mir dein verwünschtes Singen.
Und triebst du es bis morgen früh so fort,
Doch würde dir kein schmuckes Lied gelingen.
Schweig' einmal still und lege dich aufs Ohr!
Das Ständchen eines Esels zög ich vor.
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Confirmed with Paul Heyse, Italienisches Liederbuch, Berlin: Verlag von Wilhelm Hertz (Bessersche Buchhandlung), 1860, page 17.
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- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Donna (Bareket) Breitzer) , "Be silent for once, you detestable babbler!", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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[Guest Editor] This text was added to the website: 2004-01-17
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Be silent for once, you detestable babbler!
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch)
Be silent for once, you detestable babbler!
Your cursed singing makes me sick.
And if you carried on so until tomorrow morning,
You would still not manage a decent song.
Be silent for once, and lay yourself on the ear!
I would prefer the serenade of a donkey!
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