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Soll ein Schuh nicht drücken, muß man sich anschicken, und überall das erste Mal sich selber hinbemühen ihn an den Fuß zu ziehen, denn oft fehlts an Geduld, den Schuh recht anzufassen, den Fuß darein zu passen. Doch hat der Meister Schuld, voraus bei einer Frau, die will nur sehr genau, den Fuß im Schuhe rühren, und doch, mit Gunst dabei kein Drücken spüren; das fodert Kunst. Er sei bequem, je doch nicht weit, hübsch spitzig und nur ja nicht breit, und doch, mit Gunst, hätts Not, daß man zuweilen den Fuß erst dürfte feilen. Das fodert Kunst.
Text Authorship:
- by Johann Gottlieb Stephanie der Jüngere (1741 - 1800), written 1779?, Wien: zu finden beym Logenmeister, first published 1779 [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 Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827), "Soll ein Schuh nicht drücken", WoO. 91 no. 2 (1795), published 1888 [ soprano and orchestra ], Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel [sung text checked 2 times]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Garrett Medlock) , "A shoe should not squeeze", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Une chaussure ne doit pas serrer", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2018-10-15
Line count: 21
Word count: 98
A shoe should not squeeze, one must get oneself ready, and above all the first time exert oneself to pull it onto the foot, then often one lacks patience the shoe to grip correctly, the foot to fit into it. But it is the master's responsibility, especially in the case of a woman, who wants only very precisely, the foot in the shoes to move, and yet, with favor at the same time no pressure feel; that requires skill. It should be comfortable, yet not loose, nicely pointed and by no means wide, and yet, with favor, one should only need occasionally their foot first to file. That requires skill.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Gottlieb Stephanie der Jüngere (1741 - 1800), written 1779?, Wien: zu finden beym Logenmeister, first published 1779
This text was added to the website: 2018-10-15
Line count: 21
Word count: 110