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Schweig' einmal still, du garst'ger Schwätzer dort! Zum Ekel ist mir dein verwünschtes Singen. Und triebst du es bis morgen früh so fort, Doch würde dir kein schmuckes Lied gelingen. Schweig' einmal still und lege dich aufs Ohr! Das Ständchen eines Esels zög ich vor.
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Confirmed with Paul Heyse, Italienisches Liederbuch, Berlin: Verlag von Wilhelm Hertz (Bessersche Buchhandlung), 1860, page 17.
Text Authorship:
- by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), no title, appears in Italienisches Liederbuch, in Rispetti, in Toscanisch, no. 36, first published 1860 [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Italian (Italiano) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Stattene zitta, brutta cicalina", appears in Canti popolari toscani. Raccolti e annotati da Giuseppe Tigri, Firenze, Barbera, first published 1856
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903), no title, 1890-6, from Italienisches Liederbuch, no. 43
Score: IMSLP [external link] [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Donna (Bareket) Breitzer) , "Be silent for once, you detestable babbler!", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2004-01-17
Line count: 6
Word count: 45
Tais-toi pour une fois, affreux bavard ! Ton maudit chant me donne mal au cœur. Et même si tu continues jusqu'à demain matin Tu ne réussiras pas encore un joli chant. Tais-toi pour une fois, et couche-toi sur tes deux oreilles ! Je préférerais la sérénade d'un âne.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2010 by Guy Laffaille, (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 Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), no title, appears in Italienisches Liederbuch, in Rispetti, in Toscanisch, no. 36, first published 1860
Based on:
- a text in Italian (Italiano) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Stattene zitta, brutta cicalina", appears in Canti popolari toscani. Raccolti e annotati da Giuseppe Tigri, Firenze, Barbera, first published 1856
This text was added to the website: 2010-10-06
Line count: 6
Word count: 46