Ihr guten Herrn, ihr schönen Frauen

Ihr guten Herrn, ihr schönen Frauen,
So wohlgetputzt und backenrot,
Belieb' es euch mich anzuschauen
Und seht und [mildert]1 meine Not!
Laßt hier mich nicht vergebens leiern!
Nur der ist froh, der geben mag.
Ein Tag, den alle Menschen feiern,
Er sei für mich ein Erntetag.

Translation(s): FRE ITA

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• by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), no title, appears in Faust, in Der Tragödie erster Teil (Part I) [ author's text checked 1 time]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

• by Conradin Kreutzer (1780 - 1849), "Ein Bettler vor dem Tor", 1820 [voice and piano], from the collection Gesänge aus Goethe's Faust, no. 2, an edition from 1836 is mentioned by Hofmeister, published Wien, Trentsensky [
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• by Eduard Lassen (1830 - 1904), "Ihr guten Herr'n, ihr schönen Frauen", op. 57 no. 57, published 1877 [bass and piano], from Aus der Musik zu Goethe's Faust, no. 57, Breslau, Hainauer [
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• by Antoni Henryk Radziwill, Fürst (1775 - 1833), "Bettler Lied", published 1835, from Compositionen zu Göthe's Faust, no. 3, Berlin: Zum ausschliesslichen Debit in Commission bei T. Trautwein, Buch-und Musikhandlung [
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• by Julius Röntgen (1855 - 1932), "Vor dem Tor", 1931 [solo voices, chorus, orchestra, and organ], from Aus Goethes Faust, no. 4, title of the translation to Italian: "Fuori porta".
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Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):

• ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• FRE French (Français) (Gérard Labrunie) , no title

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Buoni signori, signore piacenti

Buoni signori, signore piacenti,
rosee nel viso e vestite eleganti,
guardate un attimo, abbiate pietà
ed alleviate la mia povertà!
Non trascurate la mia litania!
Felice è colui che qualche soldo dà via.
Il giorno che a tanti è giorno di festa
sia anche il giorno in cui qualcosa mi resta.

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• Translation from German (Deutsch) to Italian (Italiano) copyright © 2012 by Ferdinando Albeggiani, (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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• a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), no title, appears in Faust, in Der Tragödie erster Teil (Part I) FRE
• This text was set to music by the following composer(s): Conradin Kreutzer, Eduard Lassen, Antoni Henryk Radziwill, Fürst, Julius Röntgen. Go to the text.

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