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Die Erde war so lange geizig, Da kam der Mai, und sie ward spendabel, Und alles lacht, und jauchzt, und freut sich, Ich aber bin nicht zu lachen kapabel. Die Blumen sprießen, die Glöcklein schallen, Die Vögel sprechen wie in der Fabel; Mir aber will das Gespräch nicht gefallen, Ich finde alles miserabel. Das Menschenvolk mich ennuyieret, Sogar der Freund, der sonst passabel; - Das kömmt, weil man Madame titulieret Mein süßes Liebchen, so süß und aimabel.
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Confirmed with Heinrich Heine, Buch der Lieder, Hoffmann und Campe, Hamburg, 1827, page 133.
Text Authorship:
- by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Lyrisches Intermezzo, no. 28 [author's text checked 2 times 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 Wilhelm Killmayer (1927 - 2017), "Die Erde war so lange geizig", 1994-5, published c1998 [ tenor and piano ], from Ein Liederbuch nach Gedichten von Heinrich Heine, Abteilung III, no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (John Todhunter) , appears in Heine's Book of Songs, first published 1907
- FRE French (Français) (Charles Beltjens) , no title, appears in Intermezzo lyrique, no. 28, first published 1827
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Pierre Mathé [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2007-10-13
Line count: 12
Word count: 76
La terre était restée longtemps parcimonieuse, Puis vint le mois de mai,et elle devint généreuse, Et tous rient, jubilent et se réjouissent, Mais moi, je ne suis pas capable de rire. Les fleurs sortent de terre, les cloches tintent, Les oiseaux parlent, comme dans les fables ; Mais moi, la conversation ne me plaît pas, Je trouve tout misérable. Le genre humain m'ennuie, Même l'ami, naguère passable ; La cause en est que l'on donne du Madame À ma douce bien-aimée, si douce et si aimable.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Lyrisches Intermezzo, no. 28
This text was added to the website: 2016-12-02
Line count: 12
Word count: 84