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Das Kind ist krank [zum Sterben]1, Die Lampe gibt trägen Schein, Die Mutter spricht: „Mir ist es, Als wären wir nicht allein.“ Der Vater sucht zu lächeln, Doch im Herzen [pocht's]2 ihm bang; Stiller wird's und stiller -- Die Nacht [ist]3 gar zu lang. Nun scheint der Tag [ins]4 Fenster, Die [Vögel]5 singen so klar; [Die beiden wußten lange, Wer der Gast gewesen war.]2
Confirmed with Gedichte von Theodor Fontane, 12.-14. Aufl., J.G. Cotta’sche Buchhandlung Nachfolger, Stuttgart und Berlin 1908, page 19.
1 Marx: "zu sterben"2 Marx: "wird"
3 Marx: "war"
4 Marx: "durchs"
5 Marx: "Vöglein"
2 Marx: "Die Beiden wußten es lange,/ wer Gast gewesen war."
Text Authorship:
- by Theodor Fontane (1819 - 1898), "Der Gast", written 1854 [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 Henriette Jacoba van Heukelom-van den Brandeler (1884 - 1985), "Der Gast" [ alto and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hugo Wilhelm Ludwig Kaun (1863 - 1932), "Der Gast", op. 46 (Sechs Lieder) no. 2, published 1903 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Joseph Marx (1882 - 1964), "Der Gast", 1907, published 1912 [ medium voice, piano ], in Lieder und Gesänge, II. Folge, Nr.16 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Othmar Schoeck (1886 - 1957), "Der Gast", WoO. 9 (1903) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "L'invité", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2007-06-08
Line count: 12
Word count: 70
L'enfant malade va mourir. La lampe donne une faible lueur. La mère dit : » Il me semble Que nous ne sommes pas seuls «. Le père cherche à sourire, Pourtant son cœur bat avec crainte, C'est de plus en plus silencieux, La nuit est bien trop longue. Le jour point maintenant à la fenêtre Les oiseaux chantent d'une voix claire ; [Tous deux savaient depuis longtemps Qui s'était invité]1.
1 autre version : "Tout est calme : ils savaient bien / Qui était le troisième"
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2010 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 Theodor Fontane (1819 - 1898), "Der Gast", written 1854
This text was added to the website: 2010-10-07
Line count: 12
Word count: 70