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Verschling' der Abgrund meines Liebsten Hütte, An ihrer Stelle schäum' ein See zur Stunde. Bleikugeln soll der Himmel drüber schütten, Und ein Schlange hause dort im Grunde. Drin hause eine Schlange gift'ger Art, Die ihn vergifte, der mir untreu ward. Drin hause ein Schlange, giftgeschwollen, Und bring' ihm Tod, der mich verrathen wollen!
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Confirmed with Paul Heyse, Italienisches Liederbuch, Berlin: Verlag von Wilhelm Hertz (Bessersche Buchhandlung), 1860, page 59.
Text Authorship:
- by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), no title, appears in Italienisches Liederbuch, in Rispetti, in Toscanisch, no. 123, first published 1860 [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Italian (Italiano) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "La casa del mi' amor vada in profondo", appears in Canti popolari toscani, corsi, illirici, greci, raccolti ed illustrati da Niccolò Tommaseo, Venezia, G. Tasso, first published 1841
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903), no title, 1890-6, from Italienisches Liederbuch, no. 45
Score: IMSLP [external link] [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Donna (Bareket) Breitzer) , "Let my lover's house be engulfed by the abyss", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Alberto Pedrotti , Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2004-01-17
Line count: 8
Word count: 53
Let my lover's house be engulfed by the abyss, And a lake foam over the place this very hour. Let the heavens pour lead bullets over it, And a serpent dwell there in the ground. Let a poisonous serpent dwell there, That would poison he who was untrue to me. Let a serpent dwell there, swollen with venom, And bring death to him who means to betray me!
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Donna (Bareket) Breitzer, (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 Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), no title, appears in Italienisches Liederbuch, in Rispetti, in Toscanisch, no. 123, first published 1860
Based on:
- a text in Italian (Italiano) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "La casa del mi' amor vada in profondo", appears in Canti popolari toscani, corsi, illirici, greci, raccolti ed illustrati da Niccolò Tommaseo, Venezia, G. Tasso, first published 1841
This text was added to the website: 2004-01-17
Line count: 8
Word count: 68