by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850)
Den grünen Zeigern
Language: German (Deutsch)
Den grünen Zeigern, Den roten Wangen, Den lustigen Geigern Bin ich nachgegangen Von Schenk' zu Schenk', Solang' ich denk'. Am Tschako jetz trag' ich Die grünen Äste, Rote Wangen, die schlag' ich Den Feinden auf's Beste, Kanonengebrumm Musiziert herum.
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Text Authorship:
- by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850), no title, appears in Gedichte, in 4. Viertes Buch, in Vermischte Gedichte, in Husarenlieder, no. 3 [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):
- by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Den grünen Zeigern", op. 117 no. 3 (1851), published 1852, from Vier Husarenlieder von Nikolaus Lenau, no. 3, Leipzig, Senff [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Els verds senyals", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "De groene wijzers", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Linda Godry) , "The indicating green branches", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Les pancartes vertes", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Ai verdi segnali", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- LIT Lithuanian (Lietuvių kalba) (Giedrius Prunskus) , "Paskui žalias rodykles", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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