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Sie haben wegen der Trunkenheit Vielfältig uns verklagt Und haben von unsrer Trunkenheit Lange nicht genug gesagt. Gewöhnlich der Betrunkenheit Erliegt man, bis es tagt; Doch hat mich meine Betrunkenheit In der Nacht umhergejagt. Es ist die Liebestrunkenheit, Die mich erbärmlich plagt, Von Tag zu Nacht, von Nacht zu Tag In meinem Herzen zagt, Dem Herzen, das in Trunkenheit Der Lieder schwillt und ragt, Daß keine nüchterne Trunkenheit Sich gleich zu heben wagt. Lieb'-, Lied- und Weinestrunkenheit, Ob's nachtet oder tagt, Die göttlichste Betrunkenheit, Die mich entzückt und plagt.
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Text Authorship:
- by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), no title, written 1815, appears in West-östlicher Divan, in 9. Das Schenkenbuch -- Saki Nameh [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 Otto Klemperer (1885 - 1973), "Sie haben wegen der Trunkenheit" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903), "Sie haben wegen der Trunkenheit", 1889, published 1891 [ voice and piano ], from Goethe-Lieder, no. 37, Mainz, Schott
Score: IMSLP [external link] [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "A causa de la nostra embriaguesa", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Knut W. Barde) , "They have complained about our drunkenness", copyright © 2006, (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) , "Di ubriachezza siamo stati...", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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A causa de la nostra embriaguesa sovint ens han acusat i de la nostra embriaguesa no se’n ha parlat prou. Habitualment hom sucumbeix a l’embriaguesa quan es fa de dia, no obstant, la meva embriaguesa m’ha perseguit al voltant de la nit. És l’embriaguesa de l’amor que miserablement em turmenta, del dia a la nit, de la nit al dia vacil•la el meu cor, un cor que s’engrandeix i s’eleva en l’embriaguesa dels cants, de forma que cap sòbria embriaguesa no gosa elevar-se tan alt. Embriaguesa de l’amor, del cant, del vi, tant si és de dia com de nit, la més divina embriaguesa que m’encisa i em turmenta.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Catalan (Català) copyright © 2021 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 Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), no title, written 1815, appears in West-östlicher Divan, in 9. Das Schenkenbuch -- Saki Nameh
This text was added to the website: 2021-06-08
Line count: 20
Word count: 109