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Das Köhlerweib ist trunken Und singt im Wald; Hört, wie die Stimme gellend Im Grünen hallt! Sie war die schönste Blume, Berühmt im Land; Es warben Reich' und Arme Um ihre Hand. Sie trat in Gürtelketten So stolz einher; Den Bräutigam zu wählen, Fiel ihr zu schwer. Da hat sie überlistet Der rote Wein - Wie müssen alle Dinge Vergänglich sein! Das Köhlerweib ist trunken Und singt im Wald; Wie durch die Dämmrung gellend Ihr Lied erschallt!
Text Authorship:
- by Gottfried Keller (1819 - 1890), "Das Köhlerweib ist trunken", appears in Neuere Gedichte, in Vermischte Gedichte, in Alte Weisen, no. 9 [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 Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Das Köhlerweib ist trunken", 2013 [ medium voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Richard Schweizer (1868 - 1906), "Das Köhlerweib ist trunken", op. 22 no. 10, from Alte Weisen, no. 10 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hans Sommer (1837 - 1922), "Das Köhlerweib ist trunken", op. 16 no. 3 (1891), published 1893 [ medium voice and piano ], from [Sieben] Gedichte von Gottfried Keller für 1 mittlere Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 3, Leipzig, C. F. Leede [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ernest Vietor (flourished 1905-1930), "Das Köhlerweib ist trunken", op. 15 no. 1 (1936) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903), "Das Köhlerweib ist trunken", 1890, published 1891 [ voice and piano ], from Alte Weisen, no. 5, 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) , "La dona del carboner està trompa", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "The charwoman is drunk", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "La femme du charbonnier est ivre", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- TUR Turkish (Türkçe) (Gül Sabar) , "Kömürcünün karisi sarhoş", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 76
La femme du charbonnier est ivre Et chante dans la forêt ; Entendez comme sa voix stridente Résonne dans la nature ! C'était une belle fleur, Renommée dans le pays ; Riches et pauvres la courtisaient Pour sa main. Elle allait à pas comptés, Si fière avec sa chaîne de ceinture ; Choisir un fiancé Lui semblait trop difficile. Puis elle se fit piéger Par le vin rouge -- Comme toute chose Est éphémère ! La femme du charbonnier est ivre Et chante dans la forêt ; Comme son chant strident Retentit dans le crépuscule !
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2012 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 Gottfried Keller (1819 - 1890), "Das Köhlerweib ist trunken", appears in Neuere Gedichte, in Vermischte Gedichte, in Alte Weisen, no. 9
This text was added to the website: 2012-08-15
Line count: 20
Word count: 88