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O Lady Judith, spröder Schatz, Drückt dich zu fest mein Arm? Je zwei zu Pferd haben schlechten Platz Und Winternacht weht nicht warm. Hart ist der Sitz und knapp und schmal, Und kalt mein Kleid von Erz, Doch kälter und härter als Sattel und Stahl War gegen mich dein Herz. Sechs Nächte lag ich in Sumpf und Moor Und hab' um dich gewacht, Doch weicher, bei Sankt Görg ich's schwor, Schlaf' ich die siebente Nacht!
Text Authorship:
- by Wilhelm Häring (1798 - 1871), as Willibald Alexis, appears in Balladen, first published 1836 [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 Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Entführung", op. 97 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3 (1885), published 1886 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Simrock [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Karl Weigl (1881 - 1949), "Entführung", 1905-7 [ baritone and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Segrest", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Ontvoering", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Abduction", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Enlèvement", copyright © 2011, (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.
Line count: 12
Word count: 75
Ô lady Judith, mon trésor farouche, Est-ce que mes bras te serrent trop tort ? À deux sur un cheval laisse peu de place Et la nuit d'hiver ne souffle pas de l'air chaud. Le siège est dur, et étroit et tout petit, Et froid est le métal de mon habit, Pourtant plus froid et plus dur que la selle et l'acier Était ton cœur pour moi. Six nuits, j'ai passé dans le marais et la lande Et je suis resté éveillé pour toi, Mais plus confortablement, par Saint Georges, je l'ai juré, Je dormirais, la septième nuit !
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2011 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 Wilhelm Häring (1798 - 1871), as Willibald Alexis, appears in Balladen, first published 1836
This text was added to the website: 2011-06-01
Line count: 12
Word count: 97