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Rose: Bin ein armes Waisenkind, Dem seine Lieb'n gestorben sind. Martha: Habt Ihr ein Zeugnis, einen Schein. Dass man euch auch trauen mag? Rose: Ach nein! Wenn Euch mein Bitten nicht bewegt- Martha: Das Mitleid saure Fruchte trägt, Hat man im Haus erst Euresgleichen, Pflegt Ruh' und Frieden d'raus zu weichen Geh' du nur fort! Rose: O nehmet auf mich mildgesinnt, Ich will Euch lohnen, was Ihr tut An mir, mit meinem Herzensblut. Martha: Versprechen lasst sich viel mit Worten, Geht, pocht dort an des Nachbars Pforten! Geht fort!
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Text Authorship:
- by Moritz Horn (1814 - 1874) [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 Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), no title, op. 112 no. 6, published 1852 [ solo voices, chorus, and piano ], from oratorio Der Rose Pilgerfahrt, no. 6, Leipzig, Kistner
Score: IMSLP [external link] [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2004-07-30
Line count: 22
Word count: 89
Rose: I am a poor orphan, Whose loved ones have died. Martha: Do you have some references, some paperwork To show that one could trust you? Rose: Oh no! If my pleading does not move you - Martha: Pity bears sour fruits. If one has the likes of you in house, Peace and quiet generally tend to flee. Get you gone! Rose: O kindly take me in, I will reward you for what you do for me With my heart's blood. Martha: It is easy to promise much with [mere] words. Go, knock over there on my neighbour's door! Go away!
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Moritz Horn (1814 - 1874)
This text was added to the website: 2009-07-12
Line count: 22
Word count: 100