by Richard Hutter (flourished c1940)
Serenade
Language: German (Deutsch)
Jeden Abend, wenn es dunkelt, Und das Meer schon nächtlich funkelt, Klagen laut im Mondesstrahl Tolle Kater ihre Qual. Wenn in unsrem stillen Campe, Leser sitzen bei der Lampe, Da ertönt im süssen Klang Serenading ein Gesang: 'Put that light out! Put that light out! Hurry up, hurry up, put it right out! In the window on the right I still see a little light! What a nuisance, what a nuisance every night!'
Text Authorship:
- by Richard Hutter (flourished c1940), "Serenade", written 1940 [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 Hans Gál (1890 - 1987), "Serenade", 1940, first performed 1940 [medium voice(s), flute, clarinet, string quartet and piano], from the musical What a Life! - Music to the bilingual internment camp revue, Douglas, Isle of Man, no. 11. [ sung text not verified ]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English [singable] (Hans Gál) , "Serenade", written 1940, copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor] , Eva Fox-Gal
This text was added to the website: 2018-05-22
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