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Ich schrieb allzeit nur wenig, Doch allzeit tugendhaft, Und hab die Kleinode verzeichnet, Die sich der Burgschatz beschafft. Ich schreib' in meine Register Mit der Aufschrift: Paula - heut ein: Der Wartburg ist erworben Ein neuer Edelstein.
Confirmed with "Der Brautwillkomm auf Wartburg", Fünf Dichtungen von Joseph Viktor von Scheffel, Stuttgart: Verlag von Adolf Bonz & Comp., 1887, page 33. Under the poem are these words: "(Eine Truhe für Schmucksachen und ein altertümliches Schreibzeug.)", which can be translated "(A chest for jewelry and an antique desk set.)"
Text Authorship:
- by Joseph Viktor von Scheffel (1826 - 1886), "Der tugendhafte Schreiber (Im Kanzlergewand. Serios. Pedantisch.)", appears in Der Brautwillkomm auf Wartburg: lyrisches Festspiel von Joseph Viktor von Scheffel, first published 1873 [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 Franz (Ferenc) Liszt (1811 - 1886), "[IV]. Der tugendhafte Schreiber. Im Kanzler-Gewand. Seriös. Pedantisch.", S. 345 no. 5 (1872) [ baritone or bass, piano ], from Wartburglieder, no. 5 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The virtuous scribe. In the garb of a chancellor. Serious. Pedantic.", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor], Harry Joelson
This text was added to the website: 2010-01-31
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Word count: 36
J'ai toujours écrit mais peu, Mais toujours vertueusement, Et j'ai enregistré les joyaux Que le trésor du château a acquis. J'ai inscrit dans mon registre Avec l'inscription : Paula -- aujourd'hui : Le Wartburg a acquis Un nouveau joyau.
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Translations of title(s):
"Der tugendhafte Schreiber (Im Kanzlergewand. Serios. Pedantisch.)" = "Le scribe vertueux. (En costume de chancelier. Sérieux. Pédant.)"
"IV. Der tugendhafte Schreiber. Im Kanzler-Gewand. Seriös. Pedantisch." = "IV. Le scribe vertueux. En costume de chancelier. Sérieux. Pédant."
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2019 by Guy Laffaille, (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 German (Deutsch) by Joseph Viktor von Scheffel (1826 - 1886), "Der tugendhafte Schreiber (Im Kanzlergewand. Serios. Pedantisch.)", appears in Der Brautwillkomm auf Wartburg: lyrisches Festspiel von Joseph Viktor von Scheffel, first published 1873
This text was added to the website: 2019-02-20
Line count: 8
Word count: 36