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Mein art'ger Page, bringe mir
Das Kleid von Linnen weiß und fein,
Den Mantel grün im Silberschein,
Und meiner gold'nen Kette Zier.
Auch schnüre die beros'ten Schuh'
Sorgsam mit goldnem Bande zu;
Kurz, nimm hübsch Alles wohl in Acht,
Was Einen blank und zierlich macht.
Und du, mein liebes Saitenspiel,
Komm, stimme rein Dich, klar und hell;
Ich weiß, mein freundlicher Gesell,
Du hegst der art'gen Lieder viel.
Gieb von den besten heut' ein Chor[.]
Ich sag' dir froh und heimlich vor,
Was mehr mich labt, als Sang und Wein:
Isula wird beim Feste seyn.
Confirmed with Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué, "Folko und Isula. Lieder eines Troubadours," Taschenbuch für das Jahr 1814. Der Liebe und Freundschaft gewidmet, herausgegeben von Dr. St. Schütze, Frankfurt am Mayn: bei Friedrich Wilman, [1814], page 98
Authorship
- by Friedrich Heinrich Karl, Freiherr de La Motte-Fouqué (1777 - 1843), "Der Festschmuck" [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 Conradin Kreutzer (1780 - 1849), "Der Festschmuck", from the collection Folko und Isula: Sieben Lieder eine Troubadours von Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué, no. 2. [text not verified]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , title 1: "The festive garb", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2016-03-04
Line count: 16
Word count: 95
My courteous page, bring me The garment of linen white and fine, The green coat in its silvery sheen, And the adornment of my golden chain. As well, lace up my shoes with their rosettes Carefully with golden ribbons; In short, take good care with everything That makes a man well turned out. And you, my beloved stringed instrument, Come, let yourself be tuned well, clearly and brightly; I know, my friendly companion, That you harbour many chivalrous songs. Give of the best of them a choir today[.] I tell you, joyfully and secretly, What delights me more than song and wine: Isula shall be at the festival!
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Heinrich Karl, Freiherr de La Motte-Fouqué (1777 - 1843), "Der Festschmuck"
This text was added to the website: 2016-03-04
Line count: 16
Word count: 108