Pierrot Dandy | In the fantastic moonbeam

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by Felix Hausdorff (1868 - 1942), as Paul Mongré

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Pierrot Dandy

(Sung text for setting by J. Marx)

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Language: German (Deutsch) after the French (Français)

Our translations: ENG FRE

Im phantast'schen Mondenstrahle
blitzen Fläschchen und Krystalle.
Vor dem Waschtisch schmückt der fahle
Pierrot Dandy sich zum Balle.

Wasserstrahl in seiner Schale
Klirrt gleich singendem Metalle.
Im phantast'schen Mondenstrahle
blitzen Fläschchen und Krystalle.

Pierrot, statt daß auf die schmale
Bleiche Lippe er das dralle
Rot des frischen Lebens male,
Schminkt sich, daß er Ihr gefalle,
Mit phantast'schem Mondenstrahle.

Composition:

Joseph Marx

Lieder und Gesänge

Text Authorship:

by Felix Hausdorff (1868 - 1942), as Paul Mongré, "Pierrot Dandy"

Based on:

a text in French (Français) by Émile Albert Kayenberg (1860 - 1929), as Albert Giraud, "Pierrot Dandy", appears in Pierrot lunaire, first published 1884
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Pierrot Dandy", copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Pierrot", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2003-11-11
Line count: 13
Word count: 61

Pierrot Dandy

(Sung text translation for setting by J. Marx)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

In the fantastic moonbeam
Little bottles and crystals sparkle.
In front of the washstand the sallow
Pierrot Dandy adorns himself for the ball.

The jet of water in his basin
Clangs like singing metal.
In the fantastic moonbeam
Little bottles and crystals sparkle.

Pierrot, instead of painting his 
Narrow, pale lips with the 
Strapping red of fresh life,
In order to please her, makes himself up
With the fantastic moonbeam.

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2026 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 Felix Hausdorff (1868 - 1942), as Paul Mongré, "Pierrot Dandy"
- Go to the text page.

Based on:

a text in French (Français) by Émile Albert Kayenberg (1860 - 1929), as Albert Giraud, "Pierrot Dandy", appears in Pierrot lunaire, first published 1884
- Go to the text page.

Go to the general single-text view

This text was added to the website: 2026-06-17
Line count: 13
Word count: 75