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Im Dienst -- im Dienst! o schlimmes Wort Das klingt so starr und frostig; Die Lieb ist hin, der Lenz ist fort, Mein Herz, werd' mir nicht rostig. Trompete sieht mich traurig an, Mit Flor ist sie umhangen; Sie haben den lustigen Fiedelmann In Käfig eingefangen. Die schwere Zeit, die schwere Noth Sank lastend auf ihn nieder, Muß spielen um sein täglich Brod -- Verstummt sind seine Lieder. Der einst, die Zither leicht im Arm, Sang an des Rheines Welle, Schlägt jetzt den Takt, -- daß Gott erbarm! In der Sistin'schen Kapelle.
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Text Authorship:
- by Joseph Viktor von Scheffel (1826 - 1886), no title, appears in Der Trompeter von Säkkingen, in Vierzehntes Stück. Das Büchlein der Lieder, in 5. Fünf Jahre später -- Werners Lieder aus Welschland, no. 14 [author's text checked 2 times 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 M. Hobbing , "Im Dienst! Im Dienst! O schlimmes Wort", published 1898 [ tenor and piano ], from Drei Lieder für Tenor mit Pianoforte, no. 3, Bremen, Praeger & Meier [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hans August Friedrich Zincke genannt Sommer (1837 - 1922), "Im Dienst", op. 12 no. 9 (1887-89), published 1889 [ medium voice and piano ], from Werner's Lieder aus Welschland nach V. von Scheffel's Dichtung "Der Trompeter von Säkkingen" für 1 mittlere Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 9, Leipzig, Leede [sung text not yet checked]
- by Johann Traunwart , "Im Dienst, im Dienst! o schlimmes Wort", published 1889 [ low voice and piano ], from Werners Lieder aus Wälschland für 1 tiefe Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 13, Wien, Wetzler [sung text not yet checked]
- by Heinrich Vogl (1845 - 1900), "Im Dienst, im Dienst! o schlimmes Wort", published 1894 [ voice and piano ], from 14 Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte aus dem Trompeter von Säkkingen, no. 14, Leipzig, Wild [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2010-09-30
Line count: 16
Word count: 89
In [military] service! In service! Oh dire word That sounds so stark and frosty; Love is lost, springtime is gone, My heart, do not rust on me. The trumpet gazes at me sadly, It is hung about with crape; They have captured the merry musician And placed him in a cage. The hard times, the heavy misery Sank weightily down upon him, He must play for his daily bread -- His songs have gone mute. He who once, with the zither lightly in his arm, Sang at the Rhine’s waves, Is now beating time, -- may God have mercy! In the Sistine Chapel.
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English song title (Hobbing): In [military] service! In service! Oh dire wordEnglish song title (Sommer): In [military] service
English song title (Traunwart): In [military] service, in service! oh dire word
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2014 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 Joseph Viktor von Scheffel (1826 - 1886), no title, appears in Der Trompeter von Säkkingen, in Vierzehntes Stück. Das Büchlein der Lieder, in 5. Fünf Jahre später -- Werners Lieder aus Welschland, no. 14
This text was added to the website: 2014-09-03
Line count: 16
Word count: 101