by Pédro Calderón de la Barca y Henao (1600 - 1681)
Translation by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Lied der Chispa
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Spanish (Español)
Chispa (Mezzosopran): Es war ein Bruder Liederlich In Andalusiens Landen, Der sich auf Hau'n und Degenstich Wie keiner sonst verstanden. Halloh, halloh, mal so. Soldaten: Halloh, halloh, mal so. Chispa: In einem Spielhaus fand er dann Zur Nacht was ihn erboste, Chinilla nicht, sein Liebchen an, Wie sie mit Carlo koste Hallo, hallo, mal so. Soldaten: Hallo, hallo, mal so. Chispa: Der Carlo war ein Wetterstrahl, Aus Wolkenschacht geboren, Er sprang vom Stuhl und schlug den Stahl Dem Kömmling um die Ohren. Hallo, hallo, mal so. Soldaten: Hallo, hallo, mal so.
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Researcher for this page: Alberto Pedrotti
Text Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [an adaptation] [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Spanish (Español) by Pédro Calderón de la Barca y Henao (1600 - 1681), appears in El Alcalde de Zalamea
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Richard Georg Strauss (1864 - 1949), "Lied der Chispa", WoO. 96 no. 2 (1904), from Zwei Lieder aus "Der Richter von Zalamea", no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Cançó de Chispa", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Song of Chispa", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Chant de Chispa", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Alberto Pedrotti
This text was added to the website: 2003-10-19
Line count: 24
Word count: 62