by Maurice Maeterlinck (1862 - 1949)
Translation by Friedrich von Oppeln-Bronikowski (1873 - 1936)
Les filles aux yeux bandés
Language: French (Français)
Les filles aux yeux bandés (Ôtez les bandeaux d'or) Les filles aux yeux bandés Cherchent leurs destinées... Ont ouvert à midi, (Gardez les bandeaux d'or) Ont ouvert à midi, Le palais des prairies... Ont salué la vie, (Serrez les bandeaux d'or) Ont salué la vie, Et ne sont point sorties...
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Authorship:
- by Maurice Maeterlinck (1862 - 1949), no title, written 1896-1900, appears in Quinze Chansons, no. 4 [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):
- [ None yet in the database ]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Friedrich von Oppeln-Bronikowski (1873 - 1936) , Jena, E. Diederichs, first published 1906 ; composed by Alexander Zemlinsky.
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2008-05-25
Line count: 12
Word count: 50
Die Mädchen mit den verbundenen Augen
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the French (Français)
Die Mädchen mit den verbundenen Augen Tut ab die goldenen Binden! Die Mädchen mit den verbundenen Augen Wollten ihr Schicksal finden. Haben zur Mittagsstunde. Laßt an die goldenen Binden! Haben zur Mittagsstunde das Schloß Geöffnet im Wiesengrunde. Haben das Leben gegrüßt. Zieht fester die goldenen Binden. Haben das Leben gegrüßt, Ohne hinaus zu finden.
Authorship:
- by Friedrich von Oppeln-Bronikowski (1873 - 1936), Jena, E. Diederichs, first published 1906 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in French (Français) by Maurice Maeterlinck (1862 - 1949), no title, written 1896-1900, appears in Quinze Chansons, no. 4
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Alexander Zemlinsky (1871 - 1942), "Die Mädchen mit den verbundenen Augen", op. 13 (Sechs Lieder auf Gedichte von Maurice Maeterlinck) no. 2 (1910) [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2003-11-04
Line count: 12
Word count: 54