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by Elisabeth Kulmann (1808 - 1825)
Translation © by Stéphane Goldet, Pierre de Rosamel

Du nennst mich armes Mädchen
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG FRE FRE
Du nennst mich -- armes Mädchen;
Du irrst, ich bin nicht arm.
Entreiss dich, Neugier halber,
Einmal des Schlafes Arm,

Und schau' mein niedres Hüttchen,
Wenn sich die Sonne hold
Am Morgenhimmel hebet:
Sein Dach ist reines Gold!

Komm' Abends, wann die Sonne
Bereits zum Meere sinkt,
Und sieh' mein einzig Fenster,
Wie's von Topasen blinkt!

Note: at the top of the Schumann score is the following text: "Es wurde ihr wohl von unverständigen Kindern ihre Armuth manchmal vorgeworfen; das folgende Lied ist eine Antwort darauf."

Text Authorship:

  • by Elisabeth Kulmann (1808 - 1825), "Du nennst mich armes Mädchen", appears in Gemäldesammlung in vierundzwanzig Sälen, in 3. Dritter Saal, no. 21, first published 1819 [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), "Du nennst mich armes Mädchen", op. 104 no. 3 (1851), published 1851 [ voice and piano ], from Sieben Lieder von Elisabeth Kulmann zur Erinnerung an die Dichterin, no. 3, Leipzig, Kistner [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Tu em dius pobra noia", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Je noemt mij 'arm lief meisje'", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "You call me "poor girl"", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Tu m'as appelée "Pauvre fille"", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Stéphane Goldet) (Pierre de Rosamel) , "Tu me qualifies de pauvre fille ", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 55

Tu me qualifies de pauvre fille 
Language: French (Français)  after the German (Deutsch) 
Tu me qualifies de «pauvre fille» ;
Tu n’y es pas, je ne suis pas  pauvre.
Pour une fois, arrache-toi
aux bras de Morphée, par pure curiosité :

tu verras ma modeste cabane ;
quand le soleil se lève avec grâce
dans le ciel du matin,
son toit n’est qu’or pur !

Viens donc, le soir,
quand le soleil descend sur la mer,
et vois à mon unique fenêtre
comme y scintillent des topazes !

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2016 by Stéphane Goldet and Pierre de Rosamel, (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 Elisabeth Kulmann (1808 - 1825), "Du nennst mich armes Mädchen", appears in Gemäldesammlung in vierundzwanzig Sälen, in 3. Dritter Saal, no. 21, first published 1819
    • Go to the text page.

 

This text was added to the website: 2016-11-17
Line count: 12
Word count: 70

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