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Weh, wie zornig ist das Mädchen! [Wer mag mit ihr reden, wer?]1 Im Gebirge geht das Mädchen Ihrer Herde hinterher, Ist so schön, [als]2 wie die Blumen, Ist so zornig, wie das Meer. Weh, wie zornig ist das Mädchen! [Wer mag mit ihr reden, wer?]1
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View text without footnotes1 Schumann: "Weh, wie zornig, weh, weh!"
2 omitted by Schumann.
Text Authorship:
- by Emanuel Geibel (1815 - 1884), no title, appears in Spanisches Liederbuch, in 2. Weltliche Lieder, no. 68 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Spanish (Español) by Gil Vicente (c1470 - c1536), "Sañosa está la niña"
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Weh, wie zornig ist das Mädchen", op. posth. 138 no. 7 (1849), published 1857 [ tenor and piano duet ], from Spanische Liebeslieder, no. 7, Winterthur, Rieter-Biedermann
Score: IMSLP [external link] [sung text checked 1 time] - by Felix von Woyrsch (1860 - 1944), "Weh, wie zornig ist das Mädchen", op. 14 no. 11, published 1887 [ voice and piano ], from Spanisches Liederbuch für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebleitung, no. 11, Berlin, Weinholtz [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Ai, que furiosa està la noia", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Woe, how wrathful is the maiden", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Oh là, comme le fille est en colère", copyright © 2008, (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: 48
Woe, how wrathful is the maiden! [Who can speak with her, who?]1 The maiden walks in the mountains Behind her flock, She is as beautiful as the flowers, As wrathful as the sea. Woe, how wrathful is the maiden! [Who can speak with her, who?]1
1 Schumann: "Woe, how wrathful, woe, woe!"
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2013 by Sharon Krebs, (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 Emanuel Geibel (1815 - 1884), no title, appears in Spanisches Liederbuch, in 2. Weltliche Lieder, no. 68
Based on:
- a text in Spanish (Español) by Gil Vicente (c1470 - c1536), "Sañosa está la niña"
This text was added to the website: 2013-06-15
Line count: 8
Word count: 47