by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
Translation by Louis Charles Alfred de Musset (1810 - 1857)
Selbstbetrug
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: FRE
Der Vorhang schwebet hin und her Bei meiner Nachbarin. Gewiß sie lauschet überquer, Ob ich zu Hause bin, Und ob der eifersücht'ge Groll, Den ich am Tag gehegt, Sich, wie er nun auf immer soll, Im tiefen Herzen regt. Doch leider hat das schöne Kind Dergleichen nicht gefühlt. Ich seh', es ist der Abendwind, Der mit dem Vorhang spielt.
Confirmed with Goethe's poetische und prosaische Werke in zwei Bänden, Volume 1, Issue 1, Stuttgart und Tübingen, Verlag der J. G. Cotta'schen Buchhandlung, 1836, pages 4-5.
Text Authorship:
- by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Selbstbetrug", written 1803 [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 Adalbert von Goldschmidt (1848 - 1906), "Selbstbetrug ", published 1887 [ voice and piano ], from Zwölf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 4, Hamburg, Cranz [sung text not yet checked]
- by Nikolai Karlovich Medtner (1880 - 1951), "Selbstbetrug", op. 15 no. 3 (1907-8), from 12 Goethe-Lieder, no. 3, also set in Russian (Русский) [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Elise Müller (b. 1782), "Selbstbetrug ", published [c1819/20] [ voice and piano ], from Sechs Gesänge mit Begleitung des Pianoforte, no. 3, Leipzig: Bei Friedr. Hofmeister [sung text not yet checked]
- by Johann Friedrich Reichardt (1752 - 1814), "Selbstbetrug", published 1809 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Othmar Schoeck (1886 - 1957), "Selbstbetrug", WoO. 8 (1903) [ voice and piano ], fragment [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gustav Thudichum (1866 - 1944), "Selbstbetrug", op. 13 (Drei Lieder für Bass-Stimme und Piano) no. 2, published 1900 [ bass and piano ], München, Schmid Nachf. [sung text not yet checked]
- by Václav Jan Křtitel Tomášek (1774 - 1850), "Selbstbetrug", op. 56 (Gedichte von Goethe: IV) no. 2 (1815?) [sung text not yet checked]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in French (Français), a translation by Louis Charles Alfred de Musset (1810 - 1857) , "Le rideau de ma voisine", subtitle: "Imité de Goethe", written 1836, appears in Poésies nouvelles, first published 1852 ; composed by Alfred Alessandresco, Moïse Émile Robert Alphen, Antoine Banès, Jules Bordier, Robert Boulay, Ernest Amédée Chausson, H. Commelin, Émile Darde, August De Boeck, Marc Delmas, Henri Gil-Marchex, Maxime Jacob, Paul Jumel, Adam Laussel, dit Adam-Laussel, Ernest-Louis-Victor-Jules L'Épine, Charles Mélant, Émile Pessard, Sebastian Benson Schlesinger, Émile Selmer, Léopold Wallner.
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Karl Yulyevich Davidov.
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- Also set in Russian (Русский), a translation by Afanasy Afanas'yevich Fet (1820 - 1892) ; composed by Nikolai Karlovich Medtner.
- Also set in Russian (Русский), a translation by Mikhail Larionovich Mikhailov (1829 - 1865) , "Обман", written 1862 ; composed by Karl Yulyevich Davidov.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Autosuggestion", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 59
Le rideau de ma voisine
Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)
Our translations: ENG
Le rideau de ma voisine Se soulève lentement. Elle va, je l'imagine, Prendre l'air un moment. On entr'ouvre la fenêtre ; Je sens mon cœur palpiter. Elle veut savoir peut-être Si je suis à guetter. Mais, hélas ! ce n'est qu'un rêve ; Ma voisine aime un lourdaud, Et c'est le vent qui soulève Le coin de son rideau.
First titled "Chanson de Goethe" in 1836.
Researcher for this page: Ted Perry
Text Authorship:
- by Louis Charles Alfred de Musset (1810 - 1857), "Le rideau de ma voisine", subtitle: "Imité de Goethe", written 1836, appears in Poésies nouvelles, first published 1852 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Selbstbetrug", written 1803
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Alfred Alessandresco (1893 - 1959), "Le rideau de ma voisine", subtitle: "Ariette dans le style ancien " [ medium voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Moïse Émile Robert Alphen (1880 - 1959), "Le Rideau de ma voisine", published 1908 [ medium voice and piano ], in the revue Musica, in 'L'Album Musica', no. 68 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Antoine Banès (1856 - 1924), "Le rideau de ma voisine", published [1881] [ high voice and piano ], from 12 Mélodies, no. 11, Paris, Éd Félix Mackar [sung text not yet checked]
- by Jules Bordier (1846 - 1896), "Le rideau de ma voisine", published 1880? [ high voice and piano ], from Douze mélodies, no. 5, Paris, Éd. G. Hartmann [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Boulay , "Le rideau de ma voisine", 1935 [ medium voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ernest Amédée Chausson (1855 - 1899), "Le rideau de ma voisine", 1879 [ medium voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by H. Commelin , "Le Rideau de ma voisine", <<1911 [ high voice and piano ], Édition E. Ploix [sung text not yet checked]
- by Émile Darde , "Le Rideau de ma voisine" [ high voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Julianus Marie) August De Boeck (1865 - 1937), "Le rideau de ma voisine", 1893 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Marc Delmas (1885 - 1931), "Le Rideau de ma voisine", published 1921 [ high voice and piano ], from Deux Mélodies pour chant avec accompagnement de piano, no. 1, Éd. Choudens [sung text not yet checked]
- by Henri Gil-Marchex (1894 - 1970), "Le rideau de ma voisine" [ medium voice and piano ], Paris, Éd. Maurice Senart [sung text not yet checked]
- by Maxime Jacob (1906 - 1977), "Le rideau de ma voisine", 1926, published 1926 [ high voice and piano ], from Trois poésies d'A. de Musset, no. 3, Éd. Jean Jobert [sung text not yet checked]
- by Paul Jumel (1877 - 1898), "Le rideau de ma voisine", published 1912 [ medium voice and piano ], in the revue La Musique, September 1, 1912, Éditions L. Grus [sung text not yet checked]
- by Adam Laussel (1845 - 1893), "Le rideau de ma voisine" [ medium voice and piano ], in the revue "Musica", Paris, Éd. Alphonse Leduc [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ernest-Louis-Victor-Jules L'Épine (1826 - 1893), "Le Rideau de ma voisine", published [1868] [ high voice and piano ], from 22 Scènes et Chansons, no. 1, Éd. G. Flaxland [sung text not yet checked]
- by Charles Mélant (1855 - 1916), "Le rideau de ma voisine", published 1900 [ voice and piano ], from Vingt mélodies, no. 7, A. et F. Mahillon: Bruxelles [sung text not yet checked]
- by Émile Pessard (1843 - 1917), "Le Rideau de ma voisine" [ medium voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Sebastian Benson Schlesinger (1837 - 1917), "Le rideau de ma voisine", op. 74 no. 2 [ medium voice and piano ], Paris, A. Quinzard [sung text not yet checked]
- by Émile Selmer , "Le Rideau de ma voisine", op. 3, published [1914] [ medium voice and piano ], Éd. de l'auteur [sung text not yet checked]
- by Léopold Wallner (1847 - 1913), "Le Rideau de ma voisine", published [1895] [ medium voice and piano ], Bruxelles, Éd. Schott Frères [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "The curtain of my neighbour", copyright © 2018
Researcher for this page: Ted Perry
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 56