by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)
Translation by Kate Freiligrath Kroeker (1845 - 1904)
Mein Knecht! steh auf und sattle schnell
Language: German (Deutsch)
Mein Knecht! steh auf und sattle schnell, Und wirf dich auf dein Roß, Und jage rasch durch Wald und Feld Nach König Duncans Schloß. Dort schleiche in den Stall, und wart, Bis dich der Stallbub schaut. Den forsch mir aus: "Sprich, welche ist Von Duncans Töchtern Braut?" Und spricht der Bub: "Die Braune ist's", So bring mir schnell die Mär. Doch spricht der Bub: "Die Blonde ist's", So eilt das nicht so sehr. Dann geh zum Meister Seiler hin, Und kauf mir einen Strick, Und reite langsam, sprich kein Wort, Und bring mir den zurück.
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Text Authorship:
- by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), "Die Botschaft", appears in Buch der Lieder, in Junge Leiden, in Romanzen, no. 7
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "The message", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Le message", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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King Duncan's daughters See original
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
Up, boy! arise, and saddle quick, And mount your swiftest steed, And to King Duncan's castle ride O'er bush and brake with speed. There slip into the stable soft, Till one shall see you hide, Then ask him: Which of Duncan's girls Is she that is the bride? And if he say, The dark-hair'd one, Then give your mare the spur; But if he say, The fair-hair'd one, You need not hurry her. You only need, if that be so, Buy me a hempen cord, Ride slowly back and give it me, But never speak one word.
Composition:
- Set to music by Frances Allitsen (1848 - 1912), "King Duncan's daughters", published 1892 [ voice and piano ], from Album of Eight Songs [later reissued as Eight Songs from Poems by Heine], no. 4, London, R. Cocks, also set in German (Deutsch)
Text Authorship:
- by Kate Freiligrath Kroeker (1845 - 1904), "The message", appears in Poems Selected from Heinrich Heine, ed. by Kate Freiligrath Kroeker, London: Walter Scott, Limited, page 26, first published 1887
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), "Die Botschaft", appears in Buch der Lieder, in Junge Leiden, in Romanzen, no. 7
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This text was added to the website: 2012-10-16
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Word count: 97