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Ach weh mir unglückhaftem Mann, daß ich Geld und Gut nicht habe, Sonst spannt' ich gleich vier Schimmel an und führ' zu dir im Trabe. Ich putzte sie mit Schellen aus, daß du mich [hörtest]1 von weitem, Ich steckt' [ein]2 großen Rosenstrauß an meine linke Seiten. Und käm' ich an dein kleines Haus, thät' ich mit der Peitsche schlagen: Da gucktest du zum Fenster 'naus: "Was willst du?" thätst du fragen. "Was soll der großen Rosenstrauß, die Schimmel an dem Wagen?["] "Dich will ich," rief' ich, "komm heraus!" Da thätst du nimmer fragen. "Nun, Vater, Mutter, seht sie an und küßt sie rasch zum Scheiden, Weil ich nicht lange warten kann, meine Schimmel [wollen's]3 nicht leiden."
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View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Felix Dahn's Sämtliche Werke poetischen Inhalts, Band XVI, Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1898, page 69.
1 Strauss: "hört'st"2 Strauss: "ein'n"
3 Strauss: "wolln's"
Text Authorship:
- by Felix Ludwig Julius Dahn (1834 - 1912), no title, appears in Schlichte Weisen, no. 16 [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 Richard Georg Strauss (1864 - 1949), "Ach weh mir unglückhaftem Mann", op. 21 no. 4 (1887-1888), published 1890 [ voice and piano ], from Schlichte Weisen, no. 4, München, Aibl [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , no title, copyright ©
- ENG English [singable] (John Bernhoff) , "Ah woe is me, unhappy man!", first published 1897
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 119
Ai de mi, sóc un home ben infortunat que no té béns ni diners, altrament, enganxaria quatre cavalls blancs i els faria anar al trot envers teu. Els ornaria amb picarols perquè em sentissis venir de lluny, posaria un gran ram de roses al meu cantó esquerre. I quan arribés a la teva caseta, faria petar el meu fuet perquè guaitessis des de la finestra i tu preguntaries “Què vols? Què signifiquen aquest gran ram de roses i els picarols als carro?” Et vull a tu, cridaria, surt a fora! I no preguntaries res més. Aleshores, pare, mare, mireu-la bé i feu-li un petó de comiat, car no puc esperar massa temps, els meus cavalls no ho suportarien.
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Translation of title "Ach weh mir unglückhaftem Mann" = "Ai de mi, sóc un home ben infortunat"
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Catalan (Català) copyright © 2019 by Salvador Pila, (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 Felix Ludwig Julius Dahn (1834 - 1912), no title, appears in Schlichte Weisen, no. 16
This text was added to the website: 2019-11-11
Line count: 10
Word count: 118