by Karl von Lemcke (1831 - 1913)
Salamander
Language: German (Deutsch)
Es saß ein Salamander Auf einem kühlen Stein, da warf ein böses Mädchen Ins Feuer ihn hinein. Sie meint', er soll verbrennen, Ihm ward erst wohl zu Mut, wohl wie mir kühlem Teufel Die heiße Liebe tut.
Authorship:
- by Karl von Lemcke (1831 - 1913), "Salamander", appears in Lieder und Gedichte, in 6. Vermischte Gedichte, first published 1861 [author's text not yet checked 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 Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Salamander", op. 107 (Fünf Lieder) no. 2 (1888), published 1888 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Simrock [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "La salamandra", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Salamander", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Salamander", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "La salamandre", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 37