Klagen ist der Mond gekommen | Klagen ist der Mond gekommen

Translation by Ferdinand Gregorovius (1821 - 1891)

La luna s'è venuta a lamentare

Language: Italian (Italiano)

La luna s'è venuta a lamentare
Inde la faccia del divino Amore:
Dice che in cielo non ci vuol piú stare;
Ché tolto gliel'avete lo splendore.

E si lamenta, e si lamenta forte.
L'ha conto le sue stelle, non son tutte.
E gliene manca due, e voi l'avete:
Son que' du' occhi che in fronte tenete.

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from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "La luna s'è venuta a lamentare", appears in Canti popolari toscani. Raccolti e annotati da Giuseppe Tigri, Firenze, Barbera, first published 1856 [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 Blair Fairchild (1877 - 1933), "La luna s'è venuta", op. 14 no. 1 [ voice and piano ], from Canti Popolari Italiani - A collection of Tuscan Stornelli (Songs of Tuscany) - Series II, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]

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Also set in Dutch (Nederlands), a translation by Charles Polydore de Mont (1857 - 1931) , "Serenade", appears in Fladderende vlinders, in Ritornellen en terzinen, in Italiaansche volksliedekens ; composed by Marinus Hendrik van 't Kruys.
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Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Ferdinand Gregorovius (1821 - 1891) , no title, appears in Wanderjahre in Italien, in Toscanische Melodieen, no. 8 ; composed by Ernst Frank, Gustav Jenner, Arno Kleffel, Ludwig Schneller, Eduard, Freiherr von Seldeneck, J. Sipergk, Gustav Tyson Wolff, Alexander Zemlinsky.
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Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914) , no title, appears in Italienisches Liederbuch, in Rispetti, in Toscanisch, no. 38, first published 1860 ; composed by A. Stöckel, Hugo Wolf.
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This text was added to the website: 2003-11-06
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Klagen ist der Mond gekommen

Language: German (Deutsch) after the Italian (Italiano)

Our translations: CAT ENG FRE ITA SPA

Klagen ist der Mond [gekommen]¹
Vor der Sonne Angesicht,
Soll ihm noch der Himmel frommen,
Da du Glanz ihm nahmst und Licht?

Seine Sterne ging er zählen,
Und er will vor Leid vergehn:
Zwei der schönsten Sterne fehlen,
Die in Deinem Antlitz stehn.

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Confirmed with Ferdinand Gregorovius, Wanderjahre in Italien, Erster Band, Figuren. Geschichte, Leben und Scenerie aus Italien, Vierte Auflage, Leipzig: F.A. Brockhaus, 1874, page 309.

¹ Sipergk: "gegangen"; further changes may exist not shown above.

Text Authorship:

by Ferdinand Gregorovius (1821 - 1891), no title, appears in Wanderjahre in Italien, in Toscanische Melodieen, no. 8 [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]

Based on:

a text in Italian (Italiano) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "La luna s'è venuta a lamentare", appears in Canti popolari toscani. Raccolti e annotati da Giuseppe Tigri, Firenze, Barbera, first published 1856
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by Ernst Frank (1847 - 1889), "Klagen ist der Mond gekommen", op. 11 no. 1, published 1875 [ voice and piano ], from Zehn toscanische Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 1, Mannheim, Sohler & D. [sung text not yet checked]
by Gustav Jenner (1865 - 1920), "Klagen ist der Mond gekommen", op. 3 no. 3, published 1894 [ SSA chorus or vocal trio of three female voices with piano ], from Zwölf Gesänge für dreistimmigen Frauenchor (SSA) oder 3 einzelne Frauenstimmen mit Pianoforte, no. 3, Berlin, Schlesinger [sung text checked 1 time]
by Arno Kleffel (1840 - 1913), "Toskanisches Volkslied", op. 39 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1887 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Bote & Bock [sung text not yet checked]
by Ludwig Schneller , "Klagen ist der Mond gekommen", published 1894 [ voice and piano ], from Toscanische Melodien nach Ferd. Gregorovius für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, Heft 1, no. 4, Berlin, Schlesinger [sung text not yet checked]
by Eduard, Freiherr von Seldeneck (1831 - 1886), "Klagen ist der Mond gekommen", op. 111, published 1884 [ voice and piano ], Baden-Baden, Sommermeyer [sung text not yet checked]
by J. Sipergk , "Klagen ist der Mond gegangen", published 1875 [ voice and piano ], from Zwölf toscanische Volkslieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 3, Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
by Gustav Tyson Wolff (1840 - 1907), "Klagen ist der Mond gekommen", op. 29 no. 4, published 1886 [ mezzo-soprano and piano ], from Zwölf toscanische Melodieen (nach Texten aus dem Volk), no. 4, Leipzig, (W. Dietrich.) [sung text not yet checked]
by Alexander Zemlinsky (1871 - 1942), "Klagen ist der Mond gekommen", op. 6 no. 2 (1898), published 1899 [ voice and piano ], from Walzer Gesänge nach toskanischen Volksliedern von Ferdinand Gregorovius, no. 2, Berlin, Simrock [sung text checked 1 time]

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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