Slotlied van de nar (Toen ik nog 'n heel klein knaapje was) | Toen ik nog 'n heel klein knaapje was

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by August Wilhelm Schlegel (1767 - 1845)

Translation © by Lau Kanen

Epilog des Narren

(Sung text for setting by W. Petersen)

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Language: German (Deutsch) after the English

Our translations: DUT ITA

Und als ich ein winzig Bübchen war,
  Hop heisa, bei Regen und Wind!
Da machten zwei nur eben ein Paar,
  Denn der Regen, der regnet jeglichen Tag.

Und als ich vertreten die Kinderschuh,
  Hop heisa, bei Regen und Wind!
Da schloss man vor Dieben die Häuser zu,
  Denn der Regen, der regnet jeglichen Tag.

Und als ich ach! ein Weib tat frei'n,
  Hop heisa, bei Regen und Wind!
Da wollte mir Müßig gehn nicht gedeihn,
  Denn der Regen, der regnet jeglichen Tag.

 ... 

Die Welt steht schon eine hübsche Weil',
  Hop heisa, bei Regen und Wind!
Doch das Stück ist nun aus, und ich wünsch' euch viel Heil;
  Und daß es euch künftig so gefallen mag!

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-3,5 of the original text.

Composition:

Wilhelm Petersen

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Text Authorship:

by August Wilhelm Schlegel (1767 - 1845), no title

Based on:

a text in English by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), no title, appears in Twelfth Night: or, What You Will, Act V, Scene 1
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DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Slotlied van de nar (Toen ik nog 'n heel klein knaapje was)", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Canzone finale del matto", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Margo Briessinck

This text was added to the website: 2003-10-20
Line count: 20
Word count: 145

Slotlied van de nar (Toen ik nog 'n heel klein knaapje was)

(Sung text translation for setting by W. Petersen)

See original

Language: Dutch (Nederlands) after the German (Deutsch)

Toen ik nog 'n heel klein knaapje was
Hop heisa, bij regen en wind!
Toen was ik met speelgoed niet erg in mijn sas,
Want de regen, die regent iedere dag.

En toen ik een man werd, van groot gewicht,
Hop heisa, bij regen en wind!
Toen sloot men voor dieven de deuren dicht,
Want de regen, die regent iedere dag.

En toen ik, ach, uit vrijen ging,
Hop heisa, bij regen en wind!
Toen vond ik 'versieren' een hachelijk ding,
Want de regen, die regent iedere dag.

 ... 

De wereld draait rond al een hele tijd.
Hop heisa, bij regen en wind!
Maar het stuk is nu uit en dit moest ik nog kwijt,
En dat u 't nog vaak mag bevallen.

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-3,5 of the original text.

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by August Wilhelm Schlegel (1767 - 1845), no title
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a text in English by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), no title, appears in Twelfth Night: or, What You Will, Act V, Scene 1
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This text was added to the website: 2013-09-19
Line count: 20
Word count: 150