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Eine silberne Spieluhr spielte, Bei meiner Großmama, Schon Louis der Soundsovielte Das Spielwerk gerne sah. Ein Amor aus Emaille Zielt tückisch von der Wand, Auf die porzellanene Taille Eines schüchternen Armand. Daneben aus ihrer Grotte Erheben sich schlank und hell Und tanzen die schönste Gavotte Silvandre und Isabell.
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Confirmed with Hermann Hesse, Sämtliche Werke, herausgegeben von Volker Michels, Band 10 Die Gedichte, bearbeitet von Peter Huber, Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp Verlag, 2002, page 454.
Text Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Rokoko", written 1899 [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 Erich Stockmayer (1883 - 1965), "Rokoko", 1951 [ voice and piano ], note: given the title "Die Spieluhr" in Ausgewählte Lieder [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Rococó", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Rococo", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2014-03-25
Line count: 12
Word count: 48
A silver music box played At my grandmother's, Already Louis the so-and-so-many-eth Looked upon the music box with favour. From the wall, an enamelled cupid Takes guileful aim At the porcelain waist Of a shy Armand. Beside them, from out their grotto Silvandre and Isabel Rise up, slender and bright, And dance the most beautiful gavotte.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Rokoko", written 1899
This text was added to the website: 2014-03-25
Line count: 12
Word count: 56