La tzigane | Au carrefour, je prête l’oreille, à l’instant où les étoiles

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by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857)

Translation © by Stéphane Goldet, Pierre de Rosamel

Am Kreuzweg da lausche ich, wenn die...

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT ENG FRE FRE ITA

Am Kreuzweg da lausche ich, wenn die Stern'
und die Feuer im Walde verglommen,
und wo der erste Hund bellt von fern,
da wird mein Bräut'gam herkommen.
La, la, la, la.

"Und als der Tag graut', durch das Gehölz
sah ich eine Katze sich schlingen,
ich schoß ihr auf den nußbraunen Pelz,
wie tat die weit überspringen!
Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!"

Schad' nur ums Pelzlein, du kriegst mich nit!
mein Schatz muß sein wie die andern:
braun und ein Stutzbart auf ung'rischen Schnitt
und ein fröhliches Herze zum Wandern.
La, la, la, la.

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Text Authorship:

by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Die Zigeunerin", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Wanderlieder [author's text not yet checked 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 Carl Georg Peter Grädener (1812 - 1883), "Zigeunerinnen", op. 45 (Sechs Lieder für Sopran und Alt mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1876 [ vocal duet for soprano and alto with piano ], Hamburg, Schuberth [sung text not yet checked]
by Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903), "Die Zigeunerin", 1886-8 [ voice and piano ], from Eichendorff-Lieder, no. 7 [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "La gitana", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "The Gypsy woman", copyright ©
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "La tsigane", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Stéphane Goldet) (Pierre de Rosamel) , "La tzigane", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "La zingara", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 15
Word count: 94

La tzigane

Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)

“Au carrefour, je prête l’oreille, à l’instant où les étoiles
et les feux de campement s’éteignent dans la forêt,
et où les premiers chiens aboient au loin,
c’est  maintenant que mon homme va venir.
La la la la la, ...

—Et comme le jour pointait, dans le bosquet,
j’ai aperçu une chatte qui se faufilait ;
j’ai tiré sur sa fourrure fauve,
elle a fait un méchant bond !
Ha, ha, ha, ha....

Tant pis pour la fourrure, mais tu m’auras pas !
mon amant doit être comme les autres :
basané, barbe carrée à la hongroise,
et coeur joyeux dans l’errance.
La, la, la la....

Text Authorship:

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Die Zigeunerin", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Wanderlieder
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This text was added to the website: 2015-09-30
Line count: 15
Word count: 101