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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)
Translation by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914)

Die Liebste spricht
 (Sung text for setting by J. Marx)
 Matches original text
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Italian (Italiano) 
Our translations:  ENG FRE
Sie sagen mir, daß meine Wangen schwarz sind,
Doch wächs't das beste Korn in schwarzem Land,
Und sieh doch nur die Nelken, wie sie schwarz sind,
Und doch so gern trägt man sie in der Hand.
  Sie sagen mir, mein Liebster sei zu braun;
Mir deucht er wie ein Engel anzuschau'n. 
  Sie sagen mir, schwarz sei mein liebster Freund,
Der mir ein Engel doch vom Himmel scheint.

Composition:

    Set to music by Joseph Marx (1882 - 1964), "Die Liebste spricht", 1912 [ mezzo-soprano and piano or string quartet or orchestra ], from Italienisches Liederbuch, no. 5

Text Authorship:

  • by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), no title, appears in Italienisches Liederbuch, in Rispetti, in Toscanisch, no. 108, first published 1860

Based on:

  • a text in Italian (Italiano) from Volkslieder (Folksongs)  [text unavailable]
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The beloved speaks", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "La bien-aimée dit", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2010-03-10
Line count: 8
Word count: 67

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