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Mit des Bräutigams Behagen Schwingt sich Ritter Kurt aufs Roß; Zu der Trauung solls ihn tragen, Auf der edlen Liebsten Schloß; Als am öden Felsenorte Drohend sich ein Gegner naht; Ohne Zögern, ohne Worte Schreiten sie zu rascher Tat. Lange schwankt des Kampfes Welle, Bis sich Kurt im Siege freut; Er entfernt sich von der Stelle, Überwinder und gebleut. Aber was er bald gewahret In des Busches Zitterschein! Mit dem Säugling still gepaaret, Schleicht ein Liebchen durch den Hain. Und sie winkt ihm auf das Plätzchen: Lieber Herr, nicht so geschwind! Habt ihr nichts an Euer Schätzchen, Habt ihr nichts für Euer Kind? Ihn durchglühet süße Flamme, Daß er nicht vorbei begehrt, Und er findet nun die Amme, Wie die Jungfrau, liebenswert. Doch er hört die Diener blasen, Denket nun der hohen Braut; Und nun wird auf seinen Straßen Jahresfest und Markt so laut, Und er wählet in den Buden Manches Pfand zu Lieb und Huld; Aber ach! da kommen Juden Mit dem Schein vertagter Schuld. Und nun halten die Gerichte Den behenden Ritter auf. O verteufelte Geschichte! Heldenhafter Lebenslauf! Soll ich heute mich gedulden? Die Verlegenheit ist groß. Widersacher, Weiber, Schulden, ach! Kein Ritter wird sie los.
Authorship:
- by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Ritter Kurts Brautfahrt" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Julius Weismann (1879 - 1950), "Ritter Kurts Brautfahrt", op. 40 (Drei Lieder) no. 1 (1910) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903), "Ritter Kurts Brautfahrt", published 1891 [ voice and piano ], from Goethe-Lieder, no. 12, Mainz, Schott [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "El viatge del cavaller Kurt vers la seva promesa", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Knut W. Barde) , "Kurt the Knight rides to his betrothal", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Le chevalier Kurt en route vers sa fiancée", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Il cavaliere Kurt si reca a nozze", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 40
Word count: 198
With a bridegroom's sense of pleasure, Kurt the knight jumps on his steed; to the betrothal it shall bear him, to the castle of his noble love; Just then in a barren rocky place An adversary threatens and advances; Without hesitation, without words, They move towards rapid action. The battle long remains uncertain, until Kurt in victory rejoices; He removes from this place, A vanquishing and bruisèd knight. But see what soon he spies among the trembling verdant vines! Still united with a suckling babe A sweetheart creeps among the trees. And she beckons him to come to her: Dear Sir, don't leave just yet! Don't you care about your little darling, don't you have something for your child? A sweet flame heats him through, So that he can't defer desiring, And for him the nursing woman, Like the virgin, love's inspiring. But he hears the servants' bugles blow, And thinks now of his noble bride; And in his sic streets the clamor rises from the noisy fair and celebration. And from among the peddlers' stalls He chooses tokens of true love and deep devotion; But alas! Some Jews now are a-coming With paper proof of past due debts. And now the courts detain The nimble knight. Oh! What bedeviled tale! And such heroic life! Why is patience due this very day? The inconvenience is major. Opponents, women, debts, Oh! No knight can throw them off.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2006 by Knut W. Barde, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Ritter Kurts Brautfahrt"
This text was added to the website: 2006-03-24
Line count: 40
Word count: 236