Der blinde Knabe
Language: German (Deutsch) after the English
O sagt, ihr Lieben, mir einmal,
Welch Ding ist's, Licht genannt?
Was sind des Sehens Freuden all',
Die niemals ich gekannt?
Die Sonne, die so hell ihr seht,
Mir Armen scheint sie nie;
Ihr sagt, sie auf und nieder geht,
Ich weiß nicht wann, noch wie.
Ich mach' mir selbst so Tag [wie]1 Nacht,
Dieweil ich schlaf' und spiel',
Mein inn'res Leben schön mir lacht,
Ich hab' der Freuden viel.
Zwar kenn' ich nicht, was euch erfreut,
Doch drückt mich keine Schuld,
D'rum freu' ich mich in meinem Leid,
Und trag' es mit Geduld.
Ich bin so glücklich, bin so reich
Mit dem, was Gott mir gab,
Bin wie ein König froh, obgleich
Ein armer blinder Knab'.
Translation(s): DUT FRE ITA
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Note: Schubert received Craigher's poem in handwritten form. Craigher did not include it in the printed edition of his poems.
1 Schubert (first print 1827 and Alte Gesamtausgabe): "und"
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Authorship
Based on- a text in English by Colley Cibber (1671 - 1757), "The blind boy" CAT
- This text was set to music by the following composer(s): William Martin Yeates Hurlstone. Go to the text.
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)
- by Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Der blinde Knabe", op. 101 no. 2, D. 833 (1825), published 1827, first performed 1829 [voice, piano], attachment to Wiener Zeitschrift für Kunst, Literatur, Theater und Mode [ sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable): - DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "De blinde jongen", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Le garçon aveugle", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Il fanciullo cieco", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Text added to the website: 2003-11-07.
Last modified: 2018-08-14 05:46:50
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Word count: 117
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De blinde jongen
Language: Dutch (Nederlands) after the German (Deutsch)
Vertel mij, vrienden, eens misschien
Het licht zien, wat dat is.
Wat is zo heerlijk aan het zien,
Dat ik zo lang al mis?
De zon, ja, die zo stralend staat,
Voor mij is zij taboe;
Men zegt dat z' op- en ondergaat,
Maar och, wanneer en hoe.
Ik schep mijzelf dus dag en nacht,
Doordat ik slaap en speel,
Mijn innerlijk leven schenkt mij pracht,
Ik heb toch vreugden veel.
Wel ken ik niet wat u verblijdt,
Maar 'k voel verdriet noch schuld,
Ik ben dus blij hoewel ik lijd
En draag het met geduld.
Ik ben gelukkig, voel mij wel
Met wat ik in mij vind;
Ben als een koning blij, hoewel
Een jongen, arm en blind.
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Based on
Based on- a text in English by Colley Cibber (1671 - 1757), "The blind boy" CAT
- This text was set to music by the following composer(s): William Martin Yeates Hurlstone. Go to the text.
Text added to the website: 2009-04-23.
Last modified: 2014-06-16 10:03:12
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Word count: 119
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