Song of a boy | I wish to be quiet, quiet, quiet

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by Alfred Mombert (1872 - 1942)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Lied eines Knaben

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

   Ruhig, ruhig, ruhig will ich sein.
Wie ein Lämmlein auf der Weide liegen.
Mich zufüßen einem Hirten schmiegen.
Ruhig will ich sein.

   Ruhig, ruhig, ruhig will ich sein.
Wie ein Lämmlein fromm die Scheere leiden,
daß die Andern warm sich können kleiden.
Ruhig will ich sein.

   Ruhig will ich sein.
Heute ist mein [Jugendtrotz]¹ verdorben,
meine süße Mutter ist gestorben.
Ruhig werd' ich sein.

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

• K. Horwitz

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Confirmed with Alfred Mombert, Tag und Nacht. Gedichte, Heidelberg: Verlag von J. Hörning, 1894, page 6

¹ Horwitz: "Trotz"

Text Authorship:

by Alfred Mombert (1872 - 1942), "Lied eines Knaben", appears in Tag und Nacht: Gedichte, first published 1894 [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 Karl Horwitz, né Curt Horwitz (1884 - 1925), "Lied eines Knaben", op. 7 no. 6, op. 6 no. 4, published 1921. [voice and piano] [ sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Song of a boy", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor] , Harry Joelson

This text was added to the website: 2007-07-08
Line count: 12
Word count: 66

Song of a boy

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

   I wish to be quiet, quiet, quiet.
To lie like a little lamb upon the pasture.
To cuddle up at the feet of a shepherd.
I wish to be quiet.

   I wish to be quiet, quiet, quiet.
To tolerate the shears as calmly as a little lamb,
so that others may garb themselves warmly
I wish to be quiet.

   I wish to be quiet.
Today my [youthful]¹ defiance was blighted,
my sweet mother died.
I shall be quiet.

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¹ omitted by Horwitz

Text Authorship:

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Alfred Mombert (1872 - 1942), "Lied eines Knaben", appears in Tag und Nacht: Gedichte, first published 1894
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This text was added to the website: 2017-05-15
Line count: 12
Word count: 80