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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Translation © by Salvador Pila

Auf sich selbst

Language: German (Deutsch) after the Greek (Ελληνικά)

Our translations: CAT ENG ITA

Es sagen mir die Weiber:
Anakreon, du greisest;
komm, nimm den Spiegel, siehe,
dein Haar ist dir entfallen,
und kahl ist deine Stirne!
Mein Haar, ob ich's behalte,
mein Haar, ob's mir entfalle,
weiß ich nicht, weiß ich nicht!
Das nur weiß ich, das nur,
daß einem Greise mehr noch
gezieme froh zu scherzen,
je näher ihm die Parze.

Text Authorship:

by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Based on:

a text in Greek (Ελληνικά) by Anacreon (c582BCE - c485BCE), "Εις εαυτον", appears in Odes, no. 11
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by Carl Loewe (1796 - 1869), "Auf sich selbst", 1815?, also set in Greek (Ελληνικά) [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "A si mateix", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (John H. Campbell) , "To thyself", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "A sé stesso", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2003-10-20
Line count: 12
Word count: 59

A si mateix

Language: Catalan (Català) after the German (Deutsch)

Diuen les dones:
Anacreont t’estàs fent vell,
vine, agafa el mirall, mira,
et cauen els cabells,
el teu front està pelat!
Si em queden cabells
o si em cauen
no ho sé pas, no ho sé pas!
L’única cosa que sé
és que per a un vell s’escau més
d’estar alegre i fer broma
quan més prop està de les acaballes.

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to Catalan (Català) copyright © 2022 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 Anonymous/Unidentified Artist
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Based on:

a text in Greek (Ελληνικά) by Anacreon (c582BCE - c485BCE), "Εις εαυτον", appears in Odes, no. 11
- Go to the text page.

This text was added to the website: 2022-04-09
Line count: 12
Word count: 61