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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!
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 verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- 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 text: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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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 !
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- 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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- 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
This text was added to the website: 2016-11-17
Line count: 12
Word count: 75