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Chispa (Mezzosopran): Es war ein Bruder Liederlich In Andalusiens Landen, Der sich auf Hau'n und Degenstich Wie keiner sonst verstanden. Halloh, halloh, mal so. Soldaten: Halloh, halloh, mal so. Chispa: In einem Spielhaus fand er dann Zur Nacht was ihn erboste, Chinilla nicht, sein Liebchen an, Wie sie mit Carlo koste [Hallo, hallo]1, mal so. Soldaten: Hallo, hallo, mal so. Chispa: Der Carlo war ein Wetterstrahl, Aus Wolkenschacht geboren, Er sprang vom Stuhl und schlug den Stahl Dem Kömmling um die Ohren. Hallo, hallo, mal so. Soldaten: Hallo, hallo, mal so.
1 [sic]; the different writing of "hallo" from here on follows the score.
Authorship
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [an adaptation] [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
- a text in Spanish (Español) by Pédro Calderón de la Barca y Henao (1600 - 1681), appears in El Alcalde de Zalamea
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)
- by Richard Georg Strauss (1864 - 1949), "Lied der Chispa", WoO. 96 no. 2 (1904), from Zwei Lieder aus "Der Richter von Zalamea", no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Cançó de Chispa", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Song of Chispa", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Chant de Chispa", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Alberto Pedrotti
This text was added to the website: 2003-10-19
Line count: 24
Word count: 91
Chispa (Mezzosoprano) : Il y avait un loustic dévergondé Dans le pays d'Andalousie, Qui pour cogner et donner des coups d'épée s'y Entendait mieux que quiconque. Hello, hello, c'était ainsi. Soldats : Hello, hello, c'était ainsi. Chispa : Dans une maison de jeux il découvrit Une nuit quelque chose qui le mit en rage, N'était-ce pas Chinilla, sa bien-aimée, Comme elle roucoulait avec Carlo. Hello, hello, c'était ainsi. Soldats : Hello, hello, c'était ainsi. Chispa : Carlo était comme un éclair Né d'un banc de nuages, Il bondit de son siège et frappa de son épée L'intrus sur les oreilles. Hello, hello, c'était ainsi. Soldats : Hello, hello, c'était ainsi.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2014 by Guy Laffaille, (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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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist [an adaptation]
- a text in Spanish (Español) by Pédro Calderón de la Barca y Henao (1600 - 1681), appears in El Alcalde de Zalamea
This text was added to the website: 2014-08-18
Line count: 24
Word count: 110