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Ak, hvem der havde en Hue Med Fjer og Brokade på, Og hvem der var klædt som en Frue Og skulle til Messe gå! Og hvem der vel kunne age i Karm Eller sidde til Hest med Falk over Arm; Ak, hvem der blot ikke var Askepot, Men ejed' et stensat Slot! Jeg sidder og Øjnene lukker, Med Hænderne lagt under Knæ; Da længes jeg efter de Dukker, Jeg havde som lille af Træ; Dem pynted jeg ud efter eget Sind Og redte dem i både Zobel og Skind; Ak, hvem der var Barn mellem Dukker igen - Eller Dukkerne Fruer og Mænd! Så tog jeg den bedstes Hue Med Fjer og Brokade på Og redte mig ud som en Frue, Der agter i Messe at gå. Jeg aged til Hove i hængende Karm, Mig fulgte den ridder med Falk over Arm. Ak nej, jeg må græde for Ridder og Slot, Jeg er jo kuns Askepot.
Text Authorship:
- by Holger Henrik Herholdt Drachmann (1846 - 1908), "Ak, hvem der havde en hue", appears in Ranker og roser, in Dyvekes Viser, in I Bergen, no. 2 [author's text checked 1 time 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 Peter Arnold Heise (1830 - 1879), "Ak, hvem der havde en Hue", published 1879 [ voice and piano ], from Dyvekes Sange, no. 2, also set in German (Deutsch) [sung text checked 1 time]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Heinrich Zschalig ; composed by Peter Arnold Heise.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Camilla Bugge) , "Ah, who but had a cap", copyright © 2004, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Ah, je voudrais avoir un bonnet", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Camilla Bugge , Pierre Mathé [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 24
Word count: 155
Ah, who but had a cap with feathers and brocade, and who but were dressed as a lady, and was going to mass! And who but could drive in a chaise or ride a horse with a falcon on my arm; ah, who but wasn't a Cinderella, but owned a castle of stone! I sit, closing my eyes, with my hands under my knees; and I long for the wooden dolls, I had as a child; I dressed them up as I would, adorned them in sable and furs; ah, who but was a child amongst dolls again - or the dolls were ladies and men! Then I'd take the best one's cap with feathers and brocade and adorn myself as a lady who is going to mass. I'd go to court in a sedan chair, followed by a knight with a falcon on his arm. Ah no, I must weep for knight and castle, I am but Cinderella.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from Danish (Dansk) to English copyright © 2004 by Camilla Bugge, (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 Danish (Dansk) by Holger Henrik Herholdt Drachmann (1846 - 1908), "Ak, hvem der havde en hue", appears in Ranker og roser, in Dyvekes Viser, in I Bergen, no. 2
This text was added to the website: 2004-12-11
Line count: 24
Word count: 158