by Jan Śliwiński (1884 - 1950), as Hans Effenberger
Translation © by Ferdinando Albeggiani

Der junge Prinz I
 (Sung text for setting by K. Szymanowski)
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Language: German (Deutsch)  after the English 
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O Mutter, der junge Prinz muß an unsrer Türe vorüberkommen,
Wie kann ich diesen Morgen auf meine Arbeit Acht geben?
O Mutter, zeig mir, wie soll ich mein Haar flechten;
Sag mir, was soll ich für Kleider anlegen?
Warum schaust du mich so verwundert an, Mutter?
Ich weiß wohl, er wird nicht ein einz'ges mal zu meinem Fenster aufblicken.
Ich weiß, im Nu wird er mir aus den Augen sein;
Nur das verhallende Flötenspiel 
wird seufzend zu mir dringen von weitem.
Aber der junge Prinz wird an unsrer Tür vorüberkommen,
Und ich will mein Bestes anziehn für diesen Augenblick.

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  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Madre, il giovane principe", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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Language: Italian (Italiano)  after the German (Deutsch) 
Madre, il giovane principe
Deve passare davanti alla nostra porta,
Come posso, in una mattina come questa, attendere al mio lavoro?
Mostrami, madre, come intrecciare i capelli;
indicami quale veste devo indossare.
Perché, madre, mi guardi con tanto stupore?
So bene, che nemmeno una volta
Leverà lo sguardo verso la mia finestra.
So che in un attimo sarà lontano dai miei occhi;
soltanto un suono di flauto sempre più debole
giungerà da lontano come un sospiro.
Ma il giovane principe ci passerà davanti,
e io voglio indossare il mio vestito più bello
per questo istante.

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