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Am Kreuzweg da lausche ich, wenn die Stern' und die Feuer im Walde verglommen, und wo der erste Hund bellt von fern, da wird mein Bräut'gam herkommen. La, la, la, la. "Und als der Tag graut', durch das Gehölz sah ich eine Katze sich schlingen, ich schoß ihr auf den nußbraunen Pelz, wie tat die weit überspringen! Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!" Schad' nur ums Pelzlein, du kriegst mich nit! mein Schatz muß sein wie die andern: braun und ein Stutzbart auf ung'rischen Schnitt und ein fröhliches Herze zum Wandern. La, la, la, la.
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Text Authorship:
- by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Die Zigeunerin", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Wanderlieder [author's text not yet checked 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 Carl Georg Peter Grädener (1812 - 1883), "Zigeunerinnen", op. 45 (Sechs Lieder für Sopran und Alt mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1876 [ vocal duet for soprano and alto with piano ], Hamburg, Schuberth [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903), "Die Zigeunerin", 1886-8 [ voice and piano ], from Eichendorff-Lieder, no. 7
Score: IMSLP [external link] [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "La gitana", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "The Gypsy woman", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "La tsigane", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Stéphane Goldet) (Pierre de Rosamel) , "La tzigane", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "La zingara", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 15
Word count: 94
À la croisée des chemins, j'écoute, alors que les étoiles Et le feu dans la forêt s'éteignent, Et où le premier chien aboie au loin, Là va venir mon fiancé. La, la, la, la. Et alors que le jour se lève, dans les bois, Je vis se glisser un chat, Je le tirai sur sa fourrure brun noisette, Comme il a bondit loin ! Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha !" Dommage pour la fourrure, tu ne m'auras pas ! Mon trésor doit être comme les autres : Brun et une courte barbe à la hongroise Et un cœur joyeux prêt pour la promenade. La, la, la, la.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2009 by Pierre Mathé, (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 Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Die Zigeunerin", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Wanderlieder
This text was added to the website: 2009-01-28
Line count: 15
Word count: 104