Shoemaker's song | When in palaces

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by August von Kotzebue (1761 - 1819)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Schumacher Lied

(Sung text for setting by J. Lang)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Wenn sich in Pallästen
Tagediebe mästen,
Sind sie drum beglückt?
Jeder weiß am besten
Wo der Schuh ihn drückt.

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Note: the text above is taken from stanza 1 of the original text.

Composition:

Josephine Lang

Text Authorship:

by August von Kotzebue (1761 - 1819), no title, appears in Die Versöhnung, first published 1801

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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Shoemaker's song", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2011-11-07
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Word count: 39

Shoemaker's song

(Sung text translation for setting by J. Lang)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

When in palaces
People who kill time fatten themselves up,
Are they happy thereby?
Everyone knows best
Where the shoe pinches him.

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Note: the text above is taken from stanza 1 of the original text.

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2011 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 August von Kotzebue (1761 - 1819), no title, appears in Die Versöhnung, first published 1801
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This text was added to the website: 2011-11-07
Line count: 10
Word count: 47