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O köstlicher Tokayer! O königlicher Wein! Du stimmest meine Leyer Zu seltnen Raimerey'n. Mit lang' entbehrter Wonne Und [neu erwachtem]1 Scherz Erwärmst du, gleich der Sonne, Mein [halb erstorbnes]2 Herz: Du stimmest meine Leyer Zu seltnen Reimerey'n O köstlicher Tokayer! O königlicher Wein! O köstlicher Tokayer! O königlicher Wein! Du gießest Kraft und Feuer [Durch Mark und durch]3 Gebein. Ich fühle neues Leben Durch meine Adern sprühn, Und deine Nektarreben In meinem Busen glühn. Du gießest Kraft und Feuer [Durch Mark und durch]3 Gebein, O köstlicher Tokayer! O königlicher Wein! O köstlicher Tokayer! O königlicher Wein! Dir soll, als Gramzerstreuer, Dieß Lied geweihet seyn! In Schwermuthsvollen Launen Beflügelst du das Blut; Bey Blonden und bey Braunen Giebst du dem Blödsinn Muth. Dir soll, als Gramzerstreuer, Dies Lied geweihet seyn, O köstlicher Tokayer! O königlicher Wein!
Confirmed with Sämmtliche Gedichte Gabrielens von Baumberg. Wien, gedruckt bey Joh. Thom. Edl. v. Trattnern, k.k. Hofbuchdrucker und Buchhändler, 1800, pages 245-246; and with Wiener Musenalmanach für das Jahr 1796. Herausgegeben von Gottfried Leon. Wien, bey Jos. Camesina & Comp., pages 109-110.
1 Schubert: "neuerwachtem"2 First edition: "halberstorbnes"
3 First edition: "In's Mark und in's"
Note: First published in the Wiener Musenalmanach under the pseudonym v. Traubenberg; Schubert used the 1800 edition of Baumberg's collected poems.
Authorship:
- by Gabriele von Baumberg (1766 - 1839), "Lob des Tokayers", first published 1796 [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 Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Lob des Tokayers", op. posth. 118 (Sechs Lieder) no. 4, D 248 (1815), published 1829 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Elogi del vi de Tokay", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Lof van de Tokayer", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Malcolm Wren) , "In praise of Tokay wine", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Louange du Tokay", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor] , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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O kost'lijke Tokayer, o koninklijke wijn, Jij maakt nog altijd fraaier Mijn fraaist berijmd refrein. Zo lang al was de bron dicht, Nooit grapte nog de bard! Verwarm nu, als het zonlicht, Mijn half gestorven hart. Jij maakt nog altijd fraaier Mijn fraaist berijmd refrein. O kost'lijke Tokayer, o koninklijke wijn! O kost'lijke Tokayer, o koninklijke wijn, Van kracht en vuur de zaaier In merg en been en brein. Ik voel nu fris nieuw leven Weer door mijn aad'ren gaan, Jouw nectar doet mij zweven, Mijn bloed gaat feller slaan. Van kracht en vuur de zaaier In merg en been en brein. O kost'lijke Tokayer, o koninklijke wijn! O kost'lijke Tokayer, o koninklijke wijn, Jou moet, als smartverwaaier, Dit lied gezongen zijn! In onze somb're luimen Beziel jij weer ons bloed, Bij blonden en bij bruinen Geef jij de matheid moed. Jou moet, als smartverwaaier, Dit lied gezongen zijn, O kost'lijke Tokayer, o koninklijke wijn!
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- Singable translation from German (Deutsch) to Dutch (Nederlands) copyright © 2010 by Lau Kanen, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., please ask the copyright-holder(s) directly.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Gabriele von Baumberg (1766 - 1839), "Lob des Tokayers", first published 1796
This text was added to the website: 2010-10-22
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Word count: 155