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Chramer, gip die varwe mir diu min wengel roete, da mit ich die jungen man an ir dank der minnenliebe noete. Seht mich an, jungen man! Lat mich iu gevallen! Minnet, tugentliche man, minnecliche frouwen! minne tuot iu hoch gemuot unde lat iuch in hohen eren schouwen. Seht mich an, jungen man! Lat mich iu gevallen! Wol dir werlt, das du bist also freudenriche! Ich will dir sin undertan durch din liebe immer sicherliche. Seht mich an, jungen man! Lat mich iu gevallen!
Text Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, appears in Carmina Burana: Cantiones profanae, first published c1300 [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 Carl Orff (1895 - 1982), "Chramer, gip die varwe mir", 1935-6 [ chorus and semi-chorus ], from Carmina Burana, no. 8 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Grant Hicks) , "Merchant, give me a pigment", copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Mercante, dammi il colore (Coro e piccolo coro)", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Saúl Botero Restrepo) , "Tendero, dame maquillaje", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Grant Hicks [Guest Editor] , Ferdinando Albeggiani
This text was added to the website: 2011-04-24
Line count: 22
Word count: 83
Mercante, dammi il colore affinché mi dipinga il viso, così i bei giovanotti saranno costretti ad amarmi. Suvvia bei giovanotti, guardatemi pure bene! Lasciatevi sedurre! Amate, uomini virtuosi, le donne degne d'amore! L'amore vi nobiliterà, e vi farà molto onore. Suvvia bei giovanotti, guardatemi pure bene! Lasciatevi sedurre! Salute a te mondo, tu sei così pieno di gioie! Sempre mi serberò grata per tutto ciò che offri. Suvvia bei giovanotti, guardatemi pure bene! Lasciatevi sedurre!
Text Authorship:
- Translation from Mittelhochdeutsch to Italian (Italiano) copyright © 2011 by Ferdinando Albeggiani, (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 Mittelhochdeutsch by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist , appears in Carmina Burana: Cantiones profanae, first published c1300
This text was added to the website: 2011-04-24
Line count: 22
Word count: 75