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Du sagtest mir es, Mutter: Er ist ein Springinsfeld! Ich würd' es dir nicht glauben, Bis ich mich krank gequält! Ja, ja, nun ist er's wirklich; Ich hatt' ihn nur verkannt! Du sagtest mir's, o Mutter: »Die Männer sind mechant!« Vor'm Dorf im Busch, als gestern Die stille Dämm'rung sank, Da rauscht' es: »Guten Abend!« Da rauscht' es: »Schönen Dank!« Ich schlich hinzu, ich horchte; Ich stand wie festgebannt: Er war's, mit einer Andern »Die Männer sind mechant!« O Mutter, welche Qualen! Es muß heraus, es muß! Es blieb nicht bloß beim Rauschen, Es blieb nicht bloß beim Gruß! Vom Gruße kam's zum Kusse, Vom Kuß zum Druck der Hand, Vom Druck, ach liebe Mutter! »Die Männer sind mechant!«
Note: Schubert received Seidl's poem in handwritten form. Seidl did not include it in his poetry editions.
Note: The Schubert complete editions (AGA and NGA) write the word méchant with e-acute, but it has originally been printed mechant and should be pronounced like that (not French) for the sake of the rhyme.
Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Franz Paul Lachner (1803 - 1890), "Die Männer sind méchant! ", op. 63 (Drei Lieder) no. 3, published 1840 [ voice and piano ], Rudolstadt, Müller [sung text not yet checked]
- by Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Die Männer sind mechant!", op. 95 (Vier Refrainlieder) no. 3, D 866 no. 3 (1828?), published 1828 [ voice and piano ], Thaddäus Weigl, VN 2794, Wien [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Els homes són dolents", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "De mannen zijn een ramp", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (David Gordon) , "Men are faithless", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Les hommes sont méchants", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Gli uomini sono infedeli", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: David Gordon , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 24
Word count: 119
Tu m’ho havies dit, mare: ell és un trapella! Jo no et volia creure fins que m’he turmentat a caure malalta! Sí, sí, ara sé que ho és realment; jo no el coneixia prou bé! Tu m’ho digueres, oh mare: “Els homes són dolents!” Ahir, a les maleses, prop del vilatge, quan s’anava fent fosc, vaig sentir xiuxiuejar: “Bon vespre!” i després: “Moltes gràcies!” Hi vaig anar de puntetes per escoltar; em vaig quedar de pedra: era ell que estava amb una altra – “Els homes són dolents!” Oh mare, quin turment! Ho haig de treure del pap! No n’hi hagué prou amb els xiuxiueigs, no n’hi hagué prou amb les salutacions! De les salutacions es va passar a les besades, de les besades a donar-se les mans, de les mans...., ai, mare estimada! “Els homes són dolents!”
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Catalan (Català) copyright © 2019 by Salvador Pila, (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 Johann Gabriel Seidl (1804 - 1875)
This text was added to the website: 2019-01-30
Line count: 24
Word count: 138