The envious moon | Now kiss me, I shall hold still

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by Anna (Nuhn) Ritter (1865 - 1921)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Der neidische Mond

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG FRE

Nun küsse mich, ich halte still,
Du lieber, lieber Mann,
Und zieht der Mond ein schief Gesicht --
Was geht's den Mond wohl an!
 
Ich glaube gar, den alten Herrn
Plagt nur der blasse Neid:
Der ginge lieber auch zu Zwei'n
Durch seine Ewigkeit.

Confirmed with Gedichte von Anna Ritter, Leipzig: Verlag von A.G. Liebeskind, 1898, page 18.

Text Authorship:

by Anna (Nuhn) Ritter (1865 - 1921), "Der neidische Mond", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Das Ringlein sprang entzwei, no. 10 [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 Helen Buchholtz (1877 - 1953), "Der neidische Mond" [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
by Hans Hermann (1870 - 1931), "Der neidische Mond", op. 44 (Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung), Heft 1 (3 Lieder) no. 2, published 1899 [ voice and piano ], Breslau, Hainauer [sung text not yet checked]
by Victor Hollaender (1866 - 1940), "Der neidische Mond", published 1900 [ voice and piano ], from Fünf Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 5, Berlin, Wernthal [sung text not yet checked]
by Julie Schnitzler , "Der neidische Mond" [ high voice and piano ], from Fünf Lieder für eine Singstimmme mit Klavier, no. 2, Köln a/Rh. : P.J. Tonger [sung text not yet checked]

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The envious moon", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "La lune jalouse", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2011-06-26
Line count: 8
Word count: 43

The envious moon

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Now kiss me, I shall hold still,
You dear, dear man,
And if the moon makes a face --
Of what concern is it to the moon!

I honestly believe that the old gentleman
Is only plagued by pure envy:
He, too, would rather walk as a twosome
Through his eternity.

Text Authorship:

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Anna (Nuhn) Ritter (1865 - 1921), "Der neidische Mond", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Das Ringlein sprang entzwei, no. 10
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This text was added to the website: 2018-03-30
Line count: 8
Word count: 50