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Hvad vil den Mand med Kæder på, Med gyldne Kæder om sit Bryst? Hvorhen jeg går, hans Øjne gå, Men taler han, så har hans Røst En Magt som jeg må lyde. En Kirkens Mand, en Adelsmand; Gud ved, om Duen var istand Den Høgeham at bryde? ...Og han er Prinsens Kansler, Og Prinsen kommer hid! Hvorledes ser en Prins vel ud? Må bære Kæder vel på Bryst Og Lin om Hals og Sidenskrud; Men har hans tunge sådan Røst, Som Jomfruer må lyde? Ak, her i Mutter Sigbrits Bod Han sætter aldrig dog sin Fod. Hvad kunne vi ham byde?
Text Authorship:
- by Holger Henrik Herholdt Drachmann (1846 - 1908), "Hvad vil den mand med kæder på", appears in Ranker og roser, in Dyvekes Viser, in I Bergen, no. 3 [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 Peter Arnold Heise (1830 - 1879), "Hvad vil den mand med kæder på", published 1879 [ voice and piano ], from Dyvekes Sange, no. 3, also set in German (Deutsch) [sung text checked 1 time]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Heinrich Zschalig ; composed by Peter Arnold Heise.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Camilla Bugge) , "What does he want, that man with the chains", copyright © 2004, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Que veut cet homme portant une chaîne", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Camilla Bugge , Pierre Mathé [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2004-12-11
Line count: 18
Word count: 101
Que veut cet homme portant une chaîne, Une chaîne d'or sur sa poitrine ? Où que j'aille, il me suit des yeux, Mais s'il parle, alors sa voix A une force à laquelle je dois obéir. Un homme d'église, un noble ; Dieu savait-il si la colombe était en mesure De briser l'épervier ? ... Et il est le chancelier du prince, Et le prince vient de ce côté ! ... À quoi peut bien ressembler un prince? Il doit bien porter une chaîne sur la poitrine Et du lin autour du cou et un habit de soie ; Mais a-t-il une voix si forte Que les jeunes filles doivent lui obéir ? Hélas, dans la boutique de mère Sigbrit Il ne mettra jamais les pieds, Que pourrions-nous lui offrir ?
Text Authorship:
- Translation from Danish (Dansk) to French (Français) copyright © 2013 by Pierre Mathé, (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 Danish (Dansk) by Holger Henrik Herholdt Drachmann (1846 - 1908), "Hvad vil den mand med kæder på", appears in Ranker og roser, in Dyvekes Viser, in I Bergen, no. 3
This text was added to the website: 2013-10-22
Line count: 18
Word count: 122