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by Eugene-Auguste Roger de Bully (1806 - 1866), as Roger de Beauvoir and by Anne-Honoré-Joseph Duveyrier de Mélésville, Baron (1787 - 1865), as Mélésville
Translation by Karl Gottfried Theodor Winkler (1775 - 1856), as Theodor Hell

Zum Drama: Der Mulatte
 (Sung text for setting by X. Pentenrieder)
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Language: German (Deutsch)  after the French (Français) 
Weiße Blume, hier geboren,
da dich darf kein Schwarzer lieben,
muss ich von der Welt nun scheiden,
weil mir nichts mehr ist geblieben.
Lebe wohl, du süße Herrin,
der zu Lieb' ich viel ertragen;
meine Schande, meine Liebe
will ich nun den Sternen klagen
und im herben
bitter'n Leid dann sterben.

Composition:

    Set to music by Xaver Pentenrieder (1813 - 1867), "Zum Drama: Der Mulatte" [ voice and piano ], from Sechs Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Begleitung des Piano-Forte, no. 4

Text Authorship:

  • by Karl Gottfried Theodor Winkler (1775 - 1856), as Theodor Hell, no title, appears in Der Mulatte. Lustspiel in 3 Aufzügen nach Melesville und Beauvoir

Based on:

  • a text in French (Français) by Eugene-Auguste Roger de Bully (1806 - 1866), as Roger de Beauvoir, appears in Le Chevalier de Saint-Georges [text unavailable] and by Anne-Honoré-Joseph Duveyrier de Mélésville, Baron (1787 - 1865), as Mélésville, appears in Le Chevalier de Saint-Georges [text unavailable]
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This text was added to the website: 2024-04-22
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